BFAAEF

#BFAAEF closest to Enchanted Lavender

#BFAAEF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Enchanted Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.7% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(191, 170, 239)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 68% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BFAAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.21:1.

#BFAAEF color conversion

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Variations of #BFAAEF

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9EB4ED
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BB5F2
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5B2F1
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EB4ED
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B1EE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6B5C3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDAFDC
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B2C5

#BFAAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.06:1 Very poor#BFAAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.21:1 Very good#BFAAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFAAEF in CSS

/* Enchanted Lavender */
.color { color: #BFAAEF; }
.background { background-color: #BFAAEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFAAEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 170 239);
color: hsl(258 68% 80%);
color: oklch(0.781 0.099 298.0);

#BFAAEF FAQ

What color is #BFAAEF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFAAEF?

#BFAAEF is rgb(191, 170, 239) in RGB, hsl(258, 68%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFAAEF?

The complementary color of #BFAAEF is #DAEFAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFAAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFAAEF: 10.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFAAEF a warm or cool color?

#BFAAEF is a cool color.