BFBDDD

#BFBDDD closest to New Love

#BFBDDD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is New Love. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.1% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(191, 189, 221)). Its HSL value is 244° hue, 32% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BFBDDD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.54:1.

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Variations of #BFBDDD

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.

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

How #BFBDDD 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 #B5BFDC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C1DE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C0DE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BFDC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9BFDC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9C2C7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBFD3
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0BFC8

#BFBDDD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#BFBDDD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.54:1 Very good#BFBDDD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBDDD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 189 221);
color: hsl(244 32% 80%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.045 288.2);

#BFBDDD FAQ

What color is #BFBDDD?

#BFBDDD 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 #BFBDDD?

#BFBDDD is rgb(191, 189, 221) in RGB, hsl(244, 32%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBDDD?

The complementary color of #BFBDDD is #DBDDBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBDDD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBDDD: 11.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBDDD a warm or cool color?

#BFBDDD is a cool color.