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#BFA0CD closest to Lucius Lilac

#BFA0CD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Lucius Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 62.7% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(191, 160, 205)). Its HSL value is 281° hue, 31% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BFA0CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.13:1.

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Variations of #BFA0CD

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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#BFA0CD 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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#BFA0CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA0CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1ACCB
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA9CF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5A7CE
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1ACCB
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA8CC
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFA5AF
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFA2C0
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0A8B4

#BFA0CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.30:1 Very poor#BFA0CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.13:1 Very good#BFA0CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA0CD in CSS

/* Lucius Lilac */
.color { color: #BFA0CD; }
.background { background-color: #BFA0CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA0CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 160 205);
color: hsl(281 31% 72%);
color: oklch(0.748 0.072 315.2);

#BFA0CD FAQ

What color is #BFA0CD?

#BFA0CD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFA0CD?

#BFA0CD is rgb(191, 160, 205) in RGB, hsl(281, 31%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA0CD?

The complementary color of #BFA0CD is #AECDA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA0CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA0CD: 9.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA0CD a warm or cool color?

#BFA0CD is a cool color.