#bfa9ff

Color #bfa9ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.11 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bfa9ff

RGB

rgb(191, 169, 255)

HSL

hsl(255.3, 100%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.3, 33.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.98, 25.56, -39.77)

LCH

lch(73.98, 47.28, 302.73)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.122, 295.18)

HWB

hwb(255.3, 66.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9ffa9

Analogous

#a9beff

#bfa9ff

#eaa9ff

Triadic

#bfa9ff

#ffbfa9

#a9ffbf

Split-complementary

#bfa9ff

#ffeaa9

#beffa9

Tetradic

#bfa9ff

#ffa9e9

#e9ffa9

#a9ffbf

Square

#bfa9ff

#ffa9be

#e9ffa9

#a9ffea

Shades

Color #bfa9ff mixed toward black.

#8a62ff

#561cff

#3600d4

#24008d

#120047

Tints

Color #bfa9ff mixed toward white.

#c9b7ff

#d4c6ff

#dfd4ff

#eae2ff

#f4f1ff

Tones

Color #bfa9ff mixed toward gray.

#c2b0f8

#c6b7f1

#c9bee9

#cdc6e2

#d0cddb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ee · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b9ea · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#bedfdc · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfa9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfa9ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#bfa9ff (#bfa9ff) is rgb(191, 169, 255) in RGB.

No, #bfa9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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