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#BFA7FB Color

#BFA7FB is rgb(191, 167, 251) in RGB, hsl(257, 91%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA7FB
HEX#BFA7FB
RGBrgb(191, 167, 251)
HSLhsl(257, 91%, 82%)
HSVhsv(257, 33%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.12 296.7)
LABlab(72.99% 21.86 -38.90)
LCHlch(72.99% 44.62 299.33)

What #BFA7FB 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 #BFA7FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BFA7FB Channel Values

How #BFA7FB 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 167 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 91% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 33% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA7FB 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFA7FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA7FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BFA7FB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFA7FB.

How #BFA7FB 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#BFA7FB
Protanopia#ABABFB
Protanomaly#B4AAFB
Deuteranopia#AFAFFB
Deuteranomaly#B6ACFB
Tritanopia#B2B5B5
Tritanomaly#B8AFD4
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA7FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfa7fb: #BFA7FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA7FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa7fb': '#BFA7FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.655, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa7fb">#BFA7FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA7FB"

More Purple Colors

#BFA7FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFA7FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA7FB?

#BFA7FB is a lightest purple — rgb(191, 167, 251) in RGB and hsl(257, 91%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.64.

What is the RGB value of #BFA7FB?

#BFA7FB is rgb(191, 167, 251) — red 191, green 167, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA7FB?

#BFA7FB converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA7FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA7FB scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA7FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA7FB 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 19.23, which is visibly different.

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