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#BFA8F5 Color

#BFA8F5 is rgb(191, 168, 245) in RGB, hsl(258, 79%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 4%) 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 9.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA8F5
HEX#BFA8F5
RGBrgb(191, 168, 245)
HSLhsl(258, 79%, 81%)
HSVhsv(258, 31%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.11 297.5)
LABlab(73.02% 20.27 -35.60)
LCHlch(73.02% 40.97 299.66)

What #BFA8F5 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 #BFA8F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.43Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.26Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.6Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.4Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.6Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 16.05

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

#BFA8F5 Channel Values

How #BFA8F5 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 168 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 79% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 31% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA8F5 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 text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFA8F5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFA8F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA8F5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFA8F5
Complementary
#DEF5A8
Analogous
#A8B8F5
Analogous
#E6A8F5
Triadic
#F5BFA8
Triadic
#A8F5BF
Split comp.
#F5E6A8
Split comp.
#B8F5A8

Tints & Shades of #BFA8F5

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

#C6B1F6
#D0BFF8
#D7C8F9
#E1D6FA
#E8DFFB
#F2EDFD

Shades

#9A76EF
#7544E9
#541ADB
#4114A9
#2D0E77
#1A0844

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFA8F5.

How #BFA8F5 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#BFA8F5
Protanopia#ACACF5
Protanomaly#B4ABF5
Deuteranopia#B0B0F5
Deuteranomaly#B6ADF5
Tritanopia#B4B4B4
Tritanomaly#B8AFD1
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA8F5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfa8f5: #BFA8F5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA8F5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa8f5': '#BFA8F5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.659, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa8f5">#BFA8F5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA8F5"

More Purple Colors

#BFA8F5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFA8F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA8F5?

#BFA8F5 is a lightest purple — rgb(191, 168, 245) in RGB and hsl(258, 79%, 81%) 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 9.43.

What is the RGB value of #BFA8F5?

#BFA8F5 is rgb(191, 168, 245) — red 191, green 168, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA8F5?

#BFA8F5 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA8F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA8F5 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA8F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA8F5 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 17.27, 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.