BFA2CA

#BFA2CA closest to Lucius Lilac

#BFA2CA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Lucius Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.5% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(191, 162, 202)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 27% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BFA2CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.24:1.

#BFA2CA color conversion

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Variations of #BFA2CA

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.

#BFA2CA 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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#BFA2CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA2CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A3ADC9
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DAACC
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7A8CB
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A3ADC9
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACA9C9
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFA6B0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0A4BE
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1A9B4

#BFA2CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.27:1 Very poor#BFA2CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.24:1 Very good#BFA2CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA2CA in CSS

/* Lucius Lilac */
.color { color: #BFA2CA; }
.background { background-color: #BFA2CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA2CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 162 202);
color: hsl(284 27% 71%);
color: oklch(0.751 0.065 316.7);

#BFA2CA FAQ

What color is #BFA2CA?

#BFA2CA 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 #BFA2CA?

#BFA2CA is rgb(191, 162, 202) in RGB, hsl(284, 27%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA2CA?

The complementary color of #BFA2CA is #ADCAA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA2CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA2CA: 9.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA2CA a warm or cool color?

#BFA2CA is a cool color.