#BFAFFE

A color in the Violet family

#bfaffe is a color in the Violet family: RGB(191, 175, 254), HSL(252°, 98%, 84%), CMYK(25%, 31%, 0%, 0%). Closest named color: plum. Contrast is 1.95:1 on white and 10.78:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bfaffe
RGBrgb(191 175 254)
RGB (legacy)rgb(191, 175, 254)
RGB %rgb(75% 69% 100%)
HSLhsl(252 98% 84%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 31%, 100%)
HWBhwb(252 69% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(75.03 18.23 -37.35)
LCHlch(75.03 41.56 296.02)
OKLaboklab(0.7963 0.0435 -0.1026)
OKLCHoklch(0.7963 0.1114 292.99)
Decimal12562430

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorplum ΔE 6.5
Closest web-safe color#cc99ff
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)98% / 31%
Lightness (HSL)84%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)74% / 72%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4889
Red / Green / Blue191 / 175 / 254

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.95:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
10.78:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 37.4 / -65 · As background with white / black text: Lc -41.8 / 66.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bfaffe;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(79.63% 0.1114 292.99);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(191 175 254 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bfaffe] text-[#bfaffe] border-[#bfaffe]">