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#BFA9DA Color

#BFA9DA is rgb(191, 169, 218) in RGB, hsl(267, 40%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 15%) 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 8.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA9DA
HEX#BFA9DA
RGBrgb(191, 169, 218)
HSLhsl(267, 40%, 76%)
HSVhsv(267, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.073 305.2)
LABlab(72.42% 15.23 -21.88)
LCHlch(72.42% 26.66 304.84)

What #BFA9DA 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 #BFA9DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.12Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.19Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.93Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.98Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.24Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.47

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

#BFA9DA Channel Values

How #BFA9DA 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 169 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 40% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA9DA 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFA9DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFA9DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA9DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFA9DA
Complementary
#C4DAA9
Analogous
#A9ACDA
Analogous
#D8A9DA
Triadic
#DABFA9
Triadic
#A9DABF
Split comp.
#DAD8A9
Split comp.
#ACDAA9

Tints & Shades of #BFA9DA

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

#C7B4DF
#CFBFE3
#D7C9E8
#E2D8EE
#EAE2F3
#F2EDF7

Shades

#A586CB
#885EBA
#6E45A1
#56367D
#3D2659
#221532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFA9DA.

How #BFA9DA 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#BFA9DA
Protanopia#ADADDA
Protanomaly#B4ABDA
Deuteranopia#B1B1DA
Deuteranomaly#B7AEDA
Tritanopia#B8B0B0
Tritanomaly#BBADC2
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA9DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfa9da: #BFA9DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA9DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa9da': '#BFA9DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.663, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa9da">#BFA9DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA9DA"

More Purple Colors

#BFA9DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFA9DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA9DA?

#BFA9DA is a light purple — rgb(191, 169, 218) in RGB and hsl(267, 40%, 76%) 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 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #BFA9DA?

#BFA9DA is rgb(191, 169, 218) — red 191, green 169, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA9DA?

#BFA9DA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA9DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA9DA scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA9DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA9DA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 15.13, which is visibly different.

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