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#BFB1ED Color

#BFB1ED is rgb(191, 177, 237) in RGB, hsl(254, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 25%, 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 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFB1ED
HEX#BFB1ED
RGBrgb(191, 177, 237)
HSLhsl(254, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(254, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.085 295.1)
LABlab(74.98% 14.22 -28.30)
LCHlch(74.98% 31.67 296.69)

What #BFB1ED 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 #BFB1ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.8Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.66Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.45Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.77Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.93Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.02

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

#BFB1ED Channel Values

How #BFB1ED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFB1ED 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFB1ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFB1ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFB1ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFB1ED
Complementary
#DFEDB0
Analogous
#B0C0ED
Analogous
#DDB0ED
Triadic
#EDBEB0
Triadic
#B0EDBE
Split comp.
#EDDDB0
Split comp.
#C0EDB0

Tints & Shades of #BFB1ED

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

#C5B8EF
#CFC5F2
#D6CDF4
#E0DAF7
#E7E2F8
#F1EEFB

Shades

#9982E3
#7355D8
#512DC8
#3F239A
#2C196C
#190E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFB1ED.

How #BFB1ED 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#BFB1ED
Protanopia#B3B3ED
Protanomaly#B8B2ED
Deuteranopia#B6B6ED
Deuteranomaly#BAB4ED
Tritanopia#B6BABA
Tritanomaly#BAB6D0
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFB1ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfb1ed: #BFB1ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFB1ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfb1ed': '#BFB1ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.694, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_bfb1ed">#BFB1ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFB1ED"

More Blue Colors

#BFB1ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFB1ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFB1ED?

#BFB1ED is a lightest blue — rgb(191, 177, 237) in RGB and hsl(254, 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 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #BFB1ED?

#BFB1ED is rgb(191, 177, 237) — red 191, green 177, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFB1ED?

#BFB1ED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFB1ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFB1ED scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFB1ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFB1ED 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 17.74, which is visibly different.

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