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#BF87CD closest to Violaceous

#BF87CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 52.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(191, 135, 205)). Its HSL value is 288° hue, 41% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BF87CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.56:1.

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Variations of #BF87CD

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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#BF87CD 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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#BF87CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF87CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C9DCB
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E97D0
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9394CE
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C9DCB
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9D96CC
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C08FA1
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C08ABA
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A596A9

#BF87CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.78:1 Very poor#BF87CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.56:1 Very good#BF87CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF87CD in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BF87CD; }
.background { background-color: #BF87CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF87CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 135 205);
color: hsl(288 41% 67%);
color: oklch(0.703 0.117 319.4);

#BF87CD FAQ

What color is #BF87CD?

#BF87CD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BF87CD?

#BF87CD is rgb(191, 135, 205) in RGB, hsl(288, 41%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 34%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF87CD?

The complementary color of #BF87CD is #95CD87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF87CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF87CD: 7.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF87CD a warm or cool color?

#BF87CD is a cool color.