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#BFA8CD closest to Novel Lilac

#BFA8CD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Novel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(191, 168, 205)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 27% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BFA8CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.70:1.

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Variations of #BFA8CD

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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#BFA8CD 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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#BFA8CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA8CD 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 #A8B1CC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3AFCF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABADCE
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8B1CC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFAECC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEACB4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFAAC2
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4AEB8

#BFA8CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#BFA8CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.70:1 Very good#BFA8CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA8CD in CSS

/* Novel Lilac */
.color { color: #BFA8CD; }
.background { background-color: #BFA8CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA8CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 168 205);
color: hsl(277 27% 73%);
color: oklch(0.763 0.058 312.7);

#BFA8CD FAQ

What color is #BFA8CD?

#BFA8CD 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 #BFA8CD?

#BFA8CD is rgb(191, 168, 205) in RGB, hsl(277, 27%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA8CD?

The complementary color of #BFA8CD is #B6CDA8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA8CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA8CD: 9.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA8CD a warm or cool color?

#BFA8CD is a cool color.