BFBCDF

#BFBCDF closest to New Love

#BFBCDF 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 87.5% blue (rgb(191, 188, 223)). Its HSL value is 245° hue, 35% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BFBCDF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.47:1.

#BFBCDF color conversion

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Variations of #BFBCDF

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.

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

How #BFBCDF 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 #B4BFDE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C0E1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BFE0
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BFDE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BEDE
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9C1C8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBED5
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFC8

#BFBCDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#BFBCDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.47:1 Very good#BFBCDF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCDF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 223);
color: hsl(245 35% 81%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.049 289.2);

#BFBCDF FAQ

What color is #BFBCDF?

#BFBCDF 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 #BFBCDF?

#BFBCDF is rgb(191, 188, 223) in RGB, hsl(245, 35%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCDF?

The complementary color of #BFBCDF is #DCDFBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCDF: 11.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCDF a warm or cool color?

#BFBCDF is a cool color.