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BFBCD5

#BFBCD5 closest to Fog Syringa

#BFBCD5 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Fog Syringa. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 83.5% blue (rgb(191, 188, 213)). Its HSL value is 247° hue, 23% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. #BFBCD5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.37:1.

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Variations of #BFBCD5

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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#BFBCD5 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.

BFBCD5BCC6D5CCBCD5
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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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#BFBCD5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBCD5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7BED4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BFD6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BED6
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7BED4
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9BED5
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBC0C4
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEBECD
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBEC5

#BFBCD5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#BFBCD5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.37:1 Very good#BFBCD5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCD5 in CSS

/* Fog Syringa */
.color { color: #BFBCD5; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCD5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBCD5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 213);
color: hsl(247 23% 79%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.035 291.1);

#BFBCD5 FAQ

What color is #BFBCD5?

#BFBCD5 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 #BFBCD5?

#BFBCD5 is rgb(191, 188, 213) in RGB, hsl(247, 23%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCD5?

The complementary color of #BFBCD5 is #D2D5BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCD5?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCD5: 11.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCD5 a warm or cool color?

#BFBCD5 is a cool color.