#bfb5cf

Color #bfb5cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb5cf

RGB

rgb(191, 181, 207)

HSL

hsl(263.1, 21.3%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.1, 12.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 12.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(75.22, 8.46, -11.82)

LCH

lch(75.22, 14.54, 305.59)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0379, 302.94)

HWB

hwb(263.1, 71%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cfb5

Analogous

#b5b8cf

#bfb5cf

#ccb5cf

Triadic

#bfb5cf

#cfbfb5

#b5cfbf

Split-complementary

#bfb5cf

#cfccb5

#b8cfb5

Tetradic

#bfb5cf

#cfb5c5

#c5cfb5

#b5cfbf

Square

#bfb5cf

#cfb5b8

#c5cfb5

#b5cfcc

Shades

Color #bfb5cf mixed toward black.

#9d8eb6

#7b679c

#5c4c76

#3e334e

#1f1927

Tints

Color #bfb5cf mixed toward white.

#cac1d7

#d4cedf

#dfdae7

#eae6ef

#f4f3f7

Tones

Color #bfb5cf mixed toward gray.

#c0b7cd

#c0b9cb

#c1bcc9

#c1bec6

#c2c0c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc9 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbcc8 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#bfc4c3 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb5cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb5cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bfb5cf (#bfb5cf) is rgb(191, 181, 207) in RGB.

No, #bfb5cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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