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#BFAEF8 closest to Purple Illusion

#BFAEF8 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green and 97.3% blue (rgb(191, 174, 248)). Its HSL value is 254° hue, 84% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. #BFAEF8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.63:1.

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Variations of #BFAEF8

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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#BFAEF8 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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#BFAEF8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFAEF8 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 #9EB7F6
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CB9FB
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6B6FA
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EB7F6
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B5F7
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4BAC8
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCB3E4
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB6CB

#BFAEF8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#BFAEF8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.63:1 Very good#BFAEF8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFAEF8 in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BFAEF8; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEF8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFAEF8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 174 248);
color: hsl(254 84% 83%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.105 294.4);

#BFAEF8 FAQ

What color is #BFAEF8?

#BFAEF8 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Purple Illusion. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFAEF8?

#BFAEF8 is rgb(191, 174, 248) in RGB, hsl(254, 84%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFAEF8?

The complementary color of #BFAEF8 is #E7F8AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFAEF8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFAEF8: 10.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFAEF8 a warm or cool color?

#BFAEF8 is a cool color.