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#BFBCDA closest to New Love

#BFBCDA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is New Love. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(191, 188, 218)). Its HSL value is 246° hue, 29% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #BFBCDA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.42:1.

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Variations of #BFBCDA

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

How #BFBCDA 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 #B5BED9
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C0DB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BFDB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BED9
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8BEDA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAC1C6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBED1
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBEC6

#BFBCDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#BFBCDA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.42:1 Very good#BFBCDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCDA in CSS

/* New Love */
.color { color: #BFBCDA; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCDA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBCDA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 218);
color: hsl(246 29% 80%);
color: oklch(0.807 0.042 290.0);

#BFBCDA FAQ

What color is #BFBCDA?

#BFBCDA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is New Love. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBCDA?

#BFBCDA is rgb(191, 188, 218) in RGB, hsl(246, 29%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCDA?

The complementary color of #BFBCDA is #D7DABC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCDA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCDA: 11.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCDA a warm or cool color?

#BFBCDA is a cool color.