#bf99ff

Color #bf99ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.08 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bf99ff

RGB

rgb(191, 153, 255)

HSL

hsl(262.4, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.4, 40%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 40%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(70.23, 34.41, -45.62)

LCH

lch(70.23, 57.14, 307.03)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.147, 300.09)

HWB

hwb(262.4, 60%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9ff99

Analogous

#99a6ff

#bf99ff

#f299ff

Triadic

#bf99ff

#ffbf99

#99ffbf

Split-complementary

#bf99ff

#fff299

#a6ff99

Tetradic

#bf99ff

#ff99d9

#d9ff99

#99ffbf

Square

#bf99ff

#ff99a6

#d9ff99

#99fff2

Shades

Color #bf99ff mixed toward black.

#9455ff

#6a11ff

#4c00cc

#330088

#190044

Tints

Color #bf99ff mixed toward white.

#caaaff

#d4bbff

#dfccff

#eaddff

#f4eeff

Tones

Color #bf99ff mixed toward gray.

#c1a2f7

#c3aaee

#c6b3e6

#c8bbdd

#cac4d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ec · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b5e7 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#bddbd7 · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 25.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bf99ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf99ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bf99ff (#bf99ff) is rgb(191, 153, 255) in RGB.

No, #bf99ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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