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#BFAECD Pastel Lilac

#BFAECD is a light, muted purple named Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(191, 174, 205)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 24% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BFAECD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.15:1.

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Variations of #BFAECD

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADB5CC
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAB3CE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B2CE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADB5CC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2B2CC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB2B8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFB0C4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B3BB

#BFAECD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#BFAECD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.15:1 Very good#BFAECD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFAECD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 174 205);
color: hsl(273 24% 74%);
color: oklch(0.775 0.047 309.8);

#BFAECD FAQ

What color is #BFAECD?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFAECD?

#BFAECD is rgb(191, 174, 205) in RGB, hsl(273, 24%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFAECD?

The complementary color of #BFAECD is #BCCDAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFAECD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFAECD: 10.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFAECD a warm or cool color?

#BFAECD is a cool color.