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#BF73DB closest to Lavender

#BF73DB is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 45.1% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(191, 115, 219)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 59% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BF73DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.69:1.

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Variations of #BF73DB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BF73DB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BF73DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF73DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7594D8
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F8DDF
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8287DD
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7594D8
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #908AD9
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE829D
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C079C2
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E8BA8

#BF73DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.14:1 Poor#BF73DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.69:1 Good#BF73DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF73DB in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #BF73DB; }
.background { background-color: #BF73DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF73DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 115 219);
color: hsl(284 59% 65%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.166 316.4);

#BF73DB FAQ

What color is #BF73DB?

#BF73DB is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BF73DB?

#BF73DB is rgb(191, 115, 219) in RGB, hsl(284, 59%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF73DB?

The complementary color of #BF73DB is #8FDB73, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF73DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF73DB: 6.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF73DB a warm or cool color?

#BF73DB is a cool color.