#bf87ef

Color #bf87ef

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.55 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bf87ef

RGB

rgb(191, 135, 239)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 76.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 43.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(65.46, 40.64, -44.36)

LCH

lch(65.46, 60.16, 312.49)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.1562, 307.74)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 52.9%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7ef87

Analogous

#8b87ef

#bf87ef

#ef87eb

Triadic

#bf87ef

#efbf87

#87efbf

Split-complementary

#bf87ef

#ebef87

#87ef8b

Tetradic

#bf87ef

#ef87b7

#b7ef87

#87efbf

Square

#bf87ef

#ef8b87

#b7ef87

#87ebef

Shades

Color #bf87ef mixed toward black.

#a250e8

#841ddc

#6316a5

#420f6e

#210737

Tints

Color #bf87ef mixed toward white.

#ca9bf2

#d4aff4

#dfc3f7

#ead7fa

#f4ebfc

Tones

Color #bf87ef mixed toward gray.

#be90e6

#be98de

#bda1d5

#bcaacc

#bcb2c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa9dc · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#adb1d7 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#bdcbc7 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 25.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bf87ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf87ef]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bf87ef (#bf87ef) is rgb(191, 135, 239) in RGB.

No, #bf87ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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