BF89EB

#BF89EB closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#BF89EB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 53.7% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(191, 137, 235)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 71% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BF89EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.99:1.

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Variations of #BF89EB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BF89EB 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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#BF89EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF89EB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #80A0E8
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #739DEF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D99ED
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #80A0E8
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9799E9
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B998AF
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE8FD2
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89AB6

#BF89EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#BF89EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.99:1 Very good#BF89EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF89EB in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #BF89EB; }
.background { background-color: #BF89EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF89EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 137 235);
color: hsl(273 71% 73%);
color: oklch(0.720 0.148 308.5);

#BF89EB FAQ

What color is #BF89EB?

#BF89EB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BF89EB?

#BF89EB is rgb(191, 137, 235) in RGB, hsl(273, 71%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 42%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF89EB?

The complementary color of #BF89EB is #B5EB89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF89EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF89EB: 7.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF89EB a warm or cool color?

#BF89EB is a cool color.