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#BFA3CA closest to Lucius Lilac

#BFA3CA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Lucius Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.9% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(191, 163, 202)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 27% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BFA3CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.31:1.

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Variations of #BFA3CA

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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#BFA3CA 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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#BFA3CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA3CA 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 #A4ADC9
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EABCC
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A9CB
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4ADC9
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADAAC9
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFA7B0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0A5BF
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1AAB4

#BFA3CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.26:1 Very poor#BFA3CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.31:1 Very good#BFA3CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA3CA in CSS

/* Lucius Lilac */
.color { color: #BFA3CA; }
.background { background-color: #BFA3CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA3CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 163 202);
color: hsl(283 27% 72%);
color: oklch(0.753 0.063 316.4);

#BFA3CA FAQ

What color is #BFA3CA?

#BFA3CA 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 #BFA3CA?

#BFA3CA is rgb(191, 163, 202) in RGB, hsl(283, 27%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA3CA?

The complementary color of #BFA3CA is #AECAA3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA3CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA3CA: 9.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA3CA a warm or cool color?

#BFA3CA is a cool color.