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#BFA4DB Color

#BFA4DB is rgb(191, 164, 219) in RGB, hsl(269, 43%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA4DB
HEX#BFA4DB
RGBrgb(191, 164, 219)
HSLhsl(269, 43%, 75%)
HSVhsv(269, 25%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.082 306.9)
LABlab(71.21% 17.99 -24.25)
LCHlch(71.21% 30.19 306.57)

What #BFA4DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BFA4DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.35Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.48Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.66Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.95Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BFA4DB Channel Values

How #BFA4DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 191 · G 164 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 43% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 25% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA4DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFA4DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFA4DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA4DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFA4DB
Complementary
#C0DBA4
Analogous
#A4A5DB
Analogous
#DAA4DB
Triadic
#DBBEA4
Triadic
#A4DBBE
Split comp.
#DBDAA4
Split comp.
#A5DBA4

Tints & Shades of #BFA4DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6AFDF
#D0BDE5
#D8C8E9
#E0D3EE
#E8DEF2
#F2EDF8

Shades

#A47FCC
#8B5BBE
#7141A4
#55317C
#3C2358
#231433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFA4DB.

How #BFA4DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BFA4DB
Protanopia#A9A9DB
Protanomaly#B2A7DB
Deuteranopia#AEAEDA
Deuteranomaly#B5AADB
Tritanopia#B8ACAC
Tritanomaly#BBA9C1
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA4DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bfa4db: #BFA4DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA4DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa4db': '#BFA4DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.643, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa4db">#BFA4DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA4DB"

More Purple Colors

#BFA4DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFA4DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA4DB?

#BFA4DB is a light purple — rgb(191, 164, 219) in RGB and hsl(269, 43%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #BFA4DB?

#BFA4DB is rgb(191, 164, 219) — red 191, green 164, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA4DB?

#BFA4DB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA4DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA4DB scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA4DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA4DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.06, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.