#BFA8E6 Color

#BFA8E6 is rgb(191, 168, 230) in RGB and hsl(262, 55%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BFA8E6

HEX#BFA8E6

RGBrgb(191, 168, 230)

HSLhsl(262, 55%, 78%)

HSVhsv(262, 27%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.09 301.3)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 27%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BFA8E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BFA8E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BFA8E6 Complementary#CFE6A8 Analogous#A8B0E6 Analogous#DEA8E6 Triadic#E6BFA8 Triadic#A8E6BF

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BFA8E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7B4E9 #D0C0ED #D9CCF0 #DFD4F2 #E8DFF6 #F0EBF9

Shades

#9F7DD9 #8155CE #6435B6 #4E298E #361D63 #21113B

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