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#BFA7CA closest to Novel Lilac

#BFA7CA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Novel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.5% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(191, 167, 202)). Its HSL value is 281° hue, 25% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BFA7CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.60:1.

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Variations of #BFA7CA

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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#BFA7CA 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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#BFA7CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA7CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8B0C9
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3AECC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABACCB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8B0C9
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFADC9
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFABB3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFA9C0
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3ADB6

#BFA7CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.19:1 Very poor#BFA7CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.60:1 Very good#BFA7CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA7CA in CSS

/* Novel Lilac */
.color { color: #BFA7CA; }
.background { background-color: #BFA7CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA7CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 167 202);
color: hsl(281 25% 72%);
color: oklch(0.760 0.056 315.2);

#BFA7CA FAQ

What color is #BFA7CA?

#BFA7CA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFA7CA?

#BFA7CA is rgb(191, 167, 202) in RGB, hsl(281, 25%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 17%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA7CA?

The complementary color of #BFA7CA is #B2CAA7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA7CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA7CA: 9.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA7CA a warm or cool color?

#BFA7CA is a cool color.