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#bf9afa color: Baby Purple

#bf9afa is rgb(191, 154, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.647% 0.13906 300.886) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

75.6%
0.139
301°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #bf9afa

#bf9afa is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Baby Purple (#ca9bf7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #bf9afa mixed with white

  1. bf9afa
  2. c5a4fb
  3. cbaffc
  4. d2b9fd
  5. d8c3fe
  6. decdfe
  7. e5d7ff
  8. ebe1ff
  9. f2ebff
  10. f8f5ff

Darker: #bf9afa mixed with black

  1. bf9afa
  2. a685d9
  3. 8d71ba
  4. 755e9b
  5. 5e4b7d
  6. 483961
  7. 332746
  8. 1f172d
  9. 0d0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bf9afa with less saturation

  1. bf9afa
  2. bd9df3
  3. bc9fec
  4. baa2e4
  5. b9a4dd
  6. b7a6d6
  7. b6a8ce
  8. b4aac7
  9. b3acbf
  10. b1aeb8

Questions about #bf9afa

What color is #bf9afa?

#bf9afa is bright light purple. The closest named color is Baby Purple. In RGB it is rgb(191, 154, 250), in HSL hsl(263.13, 90.57%, 79.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.647% 0.13906 300.886).

What colors go well with #bf9afa?

The complementary color of #bf9afa is #a3bd4f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8faaff and #e28ed9. The triadic partners are #ef994a and #00ccb5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bf9afa?

Black text reads better on #bf9afa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bf9afa a warm or cool color?

#bf9afa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.139.