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#BFB8DB Color

#BFB8DB is rgb(191, 184, 219) in RGB, hsl(252, 33%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFB8DB
HEX#BFB8DB
RGBrgb(191, 184, 219)
HSLhsl(252, 33%, 79%)
HSVhsv(252, 16%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.049 294.4)
LABlab(76.22% 7.68 -16.72)
LCHlch(76.22% 18.40 294.66)

What #BFB8DB 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 #BFB8DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.11Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.49Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.73Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.94Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.95Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 10.05

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

#BFB8DB Channel Values

How #BFB8DB 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 184 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 33% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 16% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFB8DB 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFB8DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFB8DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFB8DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFB8DB
Complementary
#D4DBB8
Analogous
#B8C2DB
Analogous
#D1B8DB
Triadic
#DBBFB8
Triadic
#B8DBBF
Split comp.
#DBD1B8
Split comp.
#C2DBB8

Tints & Shades of #BFB8DB

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

#C8C2E0
#CEC9E4
#D7D3E9
#E0DDEE
#EAE7F3
#F0EEF6

Shades

#9D92C8
#7F71B7
#60509F
#4A3E7A
#332B55
#1F1A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFB8DB.

How #BFB8DB 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#BFB8DB
Protanopia#B9B9DB
Protanomaly#BCB9DB
Deuteranopia#BABADB
Deuteranomaly#BCB9DB
Tritanopia#BABDBD
Tritanomaly#BCBBCA
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFB8DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfb8db: #BFB8DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFB8DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfb8db': '#BFB8DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.722, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_bfb8db">#BFB8DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFB8DB"

More Blue Colors

#BFB8DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BFB8DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFB8DB?

#BFB8DB is a light blue — rgb(191, 184, 219) in RGB and hsl(252, 33%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #BFB8DB?

#BFB8DB is rgb(191, 184, 219) — red 191, green 184, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFB8DB?

#BFB8DB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFB8DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFB8DB scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFB8DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFB8DB 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 9.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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