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#BFA5CE closest to Lucius Lilac

#BFA5CE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Lucius Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.7% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(191, 165, 206)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 29% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #BFA5CE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.49:1.

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#BFA5CE color conversion

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Variations of #BFA5CE

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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#BFA5CE 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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#BFA5CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA5CE 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 #A5AFCD
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FADD0
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9ABCF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5AFCD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADACCD
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEAAB3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFA7C2
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3ACB7

#BFA5CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#BFA5CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.49:1 Very good#BFA5CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA5CE in CSS

/* Lucius Lilac */
.color { color: #BFA5CE; }
.background { background-color: #BFA5CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA5CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 165 206);
color: hsl(278 29% 73%);
color: oklch(0.758 0.064 313.1);

#BFA5CE FAQ

What color is #BFA5CE?

#BFA5CE 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 #BFA5CE?

#BFA5CE is rgb(191, 165, 206) in RGB, hsl(278, 29%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA5CE?

The complementary color of #BFA5CE is #B4CEA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA5CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA5CE: 9.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA5CE a warm or cool color?

#BFA5CE is a cool color.