BFBBD7

#BFBBD7 closest to Fog Syringa

#BFBBD7 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Fog Syringa. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 84.3% blue (rgb(191, 187, 215)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 26% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. #BFBBD7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.30:1.

#BFBBD7 color conversion

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Variations of #BFBBD7

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.

#BFBBD7 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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#BFBBD7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBBD7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5BED6
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BED8
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BED8
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BED6
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8BDD7
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBBFC4
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEBDCF
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBDC5

#BFBBD7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#BFBBD7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.30:1 Very good#BFBBD7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBBD7 in CSS

/* Fog Syringa */
.color { color: #BFBBD7; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBD7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBBD7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 215);
color: hsl(249 26% 79%);
color: oklch(0.804 0.039 292.0);

#BFBBD7 FAQ

What color is #BFBBD7?

#BFBBD7 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBBD7?

#BFBBD7 is rgb(191, 187, 215) in RGB, hsl(249, 26%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBD7?

The complementary color of #BFBBD7 is #D3D7BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBBD7?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBBD7: 11.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBBD7 a warm or cool color?

#BFBBD7 is a cool color.