BFBCDC

#BFBCDC closest to New Love

#BFBCDC 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 86.3% blue (rgb(191, 188, 220)). Its HSL value is 246° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BFBCDC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.44:1.

#BFBCDC color conversion

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Variations of #BFBCDC

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.

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

How #BFBCDC 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 #B5BFDB
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C0DD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BFDD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BFDB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8BEDB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9C1C6
  • 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

#BFBCDC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#BFBCDC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.44:1 Very good#BFBCDC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #BFBCDC

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#BFBCDC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 220);
color: hsl(246 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.045 289.7);

#BFBCDC FAQ

What color is #BFBCDC?

#BFBCDC 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 #BFBCDC?

#BFBCDC is rgb(191, 188, 220) in RGB, hsl(246, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCDC?

The complementary color of #BFBCDC is #D9DCBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCDC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCDC: 11.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCDC a warm or cool color?

#BFBCDC is a cool color.