BFA9FF

#BFA9FF closest to Diva

#BFA9FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Diva. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(191, 169, 255)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 100% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BFA9FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.33:1.

#BFA9FF color conversion

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Variations of #BFA9FF

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.

#BFA9FF 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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#BFA9FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFA9FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #96B5FD
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93B7FF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0B3FF
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #96B5FD
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4B1FE
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2B7C8
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBAFE8
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B3CB

#BFA9FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#BFA9FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.33:1 Very good#BFA9FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFA9FF in CSS

/* Diva */
.color { color: #BFA9FF; }
.background { background-color: #BFA9FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFA9FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 169 255);
color: hsl(255 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.122 295.2);

#BFA9FF FAQ

What color is #BFA9FF?

#BFA9FF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Diva. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFA9FF?

#BFA9FF is rgb(191, 169, 255) in RGB, hsl(255, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 34%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFA9FF?

The complementary color of #BFA9FF is #E9FFA9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFA9FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFA9FF: 10.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFA9FF a warm or cool color?

#BFA9FF is a cool color.