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#BFBAFF closest to Purple Illusion

#BFBAFF 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, 72.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(191, 186, 255)). Its HSL value is 244° hue, 100% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BFBAFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.68:1.

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Variations of #BFBAFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A7BFFD
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8C3FF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC0FF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A7BFFD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFBEFE
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1C6D2
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBFEC
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1BFD3

#BFBAFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#BFBAFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.68:1 Very good#BFBAFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBAFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 186 255);
color: hsl(244 100% 86%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.096 287.4);

#BFBAFF FAQ

What color is #BFBAFF?

#BFBAFF 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 #BFBAFF?

#BFBAFF is rgb(191, 186, 255) in RGB, hsl(244, 100%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBAFF?

The complementary color of #BFBAFF is #FAFFBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBAFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBAFF: 11.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBAFF a warm or cool color?

#BFBAFF is a cool color.