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#BFBCDB closest to New Love

#BFBCDB 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 85.9% blue (rgb(191, 188, 219)). Its HSL value is 246° hue, 30% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BFBCDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.43:1.

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#BFBCDB color conversion

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Variations of #BFBCDB

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

How #BFBCDB 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 #B5BEDA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C0DC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BFDC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BEDA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8BEDA
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAC1C6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBED2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBEC7

#BFBCDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#BFBCDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.43:1 Very good#BFBCDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCDB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 219);
color: hsl(246 30% 80%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.043 289.8);

#BFBCDB FAQ

What color is #BFBCDB?

#BFBCDB 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 #BFBCDB?

#BFBCDB is rgb(191, 188, 219) in RGB, hsl(246, 30%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCDB?

The complementary color of #BFBCDB is #D8DBBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCDB: 11.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCDB a warm or cool color?

#BFBCDB is a cool color.