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#BFAFCB Color

#BFAFCB is rgb(191, 175, 203) in RGB, hsl(274, 21%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFAFCB
HEX#BFAFCB
RGBrgb(191, 175, 203)
HSLhsl(274, 21%, 74%)
HSVhsv(274, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.043 310.8)
LABlab(73.51% 9.82 -12.09)
LCHlch(73.51% 15.58 309.10)

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

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.06Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.85Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.64Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.99Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.14Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.4

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

#BFAFCB Channel Values

How #BFAFCB 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 175 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 21% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFAFCB 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BFAFCB

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

Base
#BFAFCB
Complementary
#BBCBAF
Analogous
#B1AFCB
Analogous
#CBAFC9
Triadic
#CBBFAF
Triadic
#AFCBBF
Split comp.
#C9CBAF
Split comp.
#AFCBB1

Tints & Shades of #BFAFCB

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

#C6B8D1
#D0C4D9
#D7CEDF
#E1DAE7
#E9E3ED
#F3F0F5

Shades

#A690B6
#8D71A2
#735988
#594469
#3F304A
#251C2B

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

How #BFAFCB 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#BFAFCB
Protanopia#B2B2CB
Protanomaly#B7B1CB
Deuteranopia#B4B4CB
Deuteranomaly#B9B2CB
Tritanopia#BBB3B3
Tritanomaly#BDB1BD
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFAFCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfafcb: #BFAFCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFAFCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfafcb': '#BFAFCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.686, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_bfafcb">#BFAFCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFAFCB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#BFAFCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFAFCB?

#BFAFCB is a light purple — rgb(191, 175, 203) in RGB and hsl(274, 21%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #BFAFCB?

#BFAFCB is rgb(191, 175, 203) — red 191, green 175, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFAFCB?

#BFAFCB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFAFCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFAFCB scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFAFCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFAFCB 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 7.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.