#BFA9EA Color

#BFA9EA is rgb(191, 169, 234) in RGB, hsl(260, 61%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 8%) 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 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#BFA9EA

RGBrgb(191, 169, 234)

HSLhsl(260, 61%, 79%)

HSVhsv(260, 28%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.094 299.7)

LABlab(72.91% 17.86 -29.83)

LCHlch(72.91% 34.77 300.91)

What #BFA9EA 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 #BFA9EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.28 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.94 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.26 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.52 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 12.24 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 13.19

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

#BFA9EA Channel Values

How #BFA9EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 191 · G 169 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 260° · S 61% · L 79%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 260° · S 28% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.08:1 vs white · 10.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA9EA 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFA9EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA9EA; 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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Tints & Shades of #BFA9EA

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.

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How #BFA9EA 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#BFA9EA

Protanopia#ADADEA

Protanomaly#B4ABEA

Deuteranopia#B1B1EA

Deuteranomaly#B7AEEA

Tritanopia#B6B3B3

Tritanomaly#BAAFCB

Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #BFA9EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfa9ea: #BFA9EA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA9EA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa9ea': '#BFA9EA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.663, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_bfa9ea">#BFA9EA</color>

SVG fillfill="#BFA9EA"

More Purple Colors

#BFA9EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c27aff bf00ff c46dd9 bd65f0 c488e2 bd24ff c94dff ba98dd c9a0dc ba55d3 cba1f2 b981ee ce8aff e0b0ff fae8ff 290d31 3c0366 4d179a 5f4b8b 6e00c0 8100b8 9457eb 9e7bb5 ad34cb

#BFA9EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA9EA?

#BFA9EA is a light purple — rgb(191, 169, 234) in RGB and hsl(260, 61%, 79%) 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 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #BFA9EA?

#BFA9EA is rgb(191, 169, 234) — red 191, green 169, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA9EA?

#BFA9EA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA9EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA9EA scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA9EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA9EA 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 15.11, which is visibly different.

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