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#BFB1CE Color

#BFB1CE is rgb(191, 177, 206) in RGB, hsl(269, 23%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 19%) 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 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFB1CE
HEX#BFB1CE
RGBrgb(191, 177, 206)
HSLhsl(269, 23%, 75%)
HSVhsv(269, 14%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.043 307.1)
LABlab(74.09% 9.25 -12.85)
LCHlch(74.09% 15.83 305.73)

What #BFB1CE 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 #BFB1CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.44Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.71Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.84Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.89Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 10.25Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.44

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

#BFB1CE Channel Values

How #BFB1CE 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 177 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 23% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 14% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFB1CE 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFB1CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFB1CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFB1CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFB1CE
Complementary
#C0CEB1
Analogous
#B1B1CE
Analogous
#CDB1CE
Triadic
#CEBFB1
Triadic
#B1CEBF
Split comp.
#CECDB1
Split comp.
#B1CEB1

Tints & Shades of #BFB1CE

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

#C6BAD4
#D1C7DC
#D8D0E2
#E0D9E7
#E8E3ED
#F2EFF5

Shades

#A591BA
#8B72A7
#72588D
#56436B
#3D2F4B
#231B2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFB1CE.

How #BFB1CE 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#BFB1CE
Protanopia#B3B3CE
Protanomaly#B8B2CE
Deuteranopia#B6B6CE
Deuteranomaly#BAB4CE
Tritanopia#BBB5B5
Tritanomaly#BDB3C0
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFB1CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfb1ce: #BFB1CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFB1CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfb1ce': '#BFB1CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.694, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_bfb1ce">#BFB1CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFB1CE"

More Purple Colors

#BFB1CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFB1CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFB1CE?

#BFB1CE is a light purple — rgb(191, 177, 206) in RGB and hsl(269, 23%, 75%) 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 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #BFB1CE?

#BFB1CE is rgb(191, 177, 206) — red 191, green 177, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFB1CE?

#BFB1CE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFB1CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFB1CE scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFB1CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFB1CE 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 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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