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#BFB0ED Color

#BFB0ED is rgb(191, 176, 237) in RGB, hsl(255, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFB0ED
HEX#BFB0ED
RGBrgb(191, 176, 237)
HSLhsl(255, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(255, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.087 295.6)
LABlab(74.73% 14.74 -28.68)
LCHlch(74.73% 32.24 297.20)

What #BFB0ED 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 #BFB0ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.06Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.25Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.13Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.37Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.27Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.63

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

#BFB0ED Channel Values

How #BFB0ED 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 176 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFB0ED 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFB0ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFB0ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFB0ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFB0ED
Complementary
#DEEDB0
Analogous
#B0BFED
Analogous
#DEB0ED
Triadic
#EDBFB0
Triadic
#B0EDBF
Split comp.
#EDDEB0
Split comp.
#BFEDB0

Tints & Shades of #BFB0ED

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

#C6B8EF
#D0C5F2
#D7CDF4
#E1DAF7
#E8E2F8
#F2EEFB

Shades

#9A82E3
#7655D8
#542DC8
#41239A
#2D196C
#1A0E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFB0ED.

How #BFB0ED 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#BFB0ED
Protanopia#B3B3ED
Protanomaly#B8B2ED
Deuteranopia#B5B5ED
Deuteranomaly#B9B3ED
Tritanopia#B6B9B9
Tritanomaly#BAB6D0
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFB0ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfb0ed: #BFB0ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFB0ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfb0ed': '#BFB0ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.690, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_bfb0ed">#BFB0ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFB0ED"

More Purple Colors

#BFB0ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFB0ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFB0ED?

#BFB0ED is a lightest purple — rgb(191, 176, 237) in RGB and hsl(255, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #BFB0ED?

#BFB0ED is rgb(191, 176, 237) — red 191, green 176, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFB0ED?

#BFB0ED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFB0ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFB0ED scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFB0ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFB0ED 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 17.38, 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.