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BF96CD

#BF96CD closest to Violaceous

#BF96CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 58.8% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(191, 150, 205)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BF96CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.46:1.

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Variations of #BF96CD

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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#BF96CD 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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#BF96CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF96CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98A6CB
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FA2CF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E9FCE
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98A6CB
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5A1CC
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BF9CA9
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C099BE
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACA1B0

#BF96CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.48:1 Very poor#BF96CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.46:1 Very good#BF96CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF96CD in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BF96CD; }
.background { background-color: #BF96CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF96CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 150 205);
color: hsl(285 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.090 317.4);

#BF96CD FAQ

What color is #BF96CD?

#BF96CD 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 #BF96CD?

#BF96CD is rgb(191, 150, 205) in RGB, hsl(285, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF96CD?

The complementary color of #BF96CD is #A4CD96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF96CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF96CD: 8.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF96CD a warm or cool color?

#BF96CD is a cool color.