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#BFB5CD closest to Blue Haze

#BFB5CD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Blue Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(191, 181, 205)). Its HSL value is 265° hue, 19% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BFB5CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.71:1.

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#BFB5CD color conversion

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Variations of #BFB5CD

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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#BFB5CD 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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#BFB5CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB5CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3B9CC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B9CE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B8CE
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B9CC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7B8CD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDB8BD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFB6C6
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBB8BE

#BFB5CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#BFB5CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.71:1 Very good#BFB5CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB5CD in CSS

/* Blue Haze */
.color { color: #BFB5CD; }
.background { background-color: #BFB5CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB5CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 181 205);
color: hsl(265 19% 76%);
color: oklch(0.789 0.035 304.4);

#BFB5CD FAQ

What color is #BFB5CD?

#BFB5CD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Blue Haze. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFB5CD?

#BFB5CD is rgb(191, 181, 205) in RGB, hsl(265, 19%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB5CD?

The complementary color of #BFB5CD is #C3CDB5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB5CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB5CD: 10.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB5CD a warm or cool color?

#BFB5CD is a cool color.