#BFBBCA

A color in the Violet family

#bfbbca is a color in the Violet family: RGB(191, 187, 202), HSL(256°, 12%, 76%), CMYK(5%, 7%, 0%, 21%). Closest named color: silver. Contrast is 1.88:1 on white and 11.18:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bfbbca
RGBrgb(191 187 202)
RGB (legacy)rgb(191, 187, 202)
RGB %rgb(75% 73% 79%)
HSLhsl(256 12% 76%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256, 7%, 79%)
HWBhwb(256 73% 21%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 21%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(76.56 3.57 -7.06)
LCHlch(76.56 7.91 296.8)
OKLaboklab(0.7999 0.01 -0.0188)
OKLCHoklch(0.7999 0.0213 298.1)
Decimal12565450

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorsilver ΔE 2.3
Closest web-safe color#cccccc
Hue256°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)12% / 7%
Lightness (HSL)76%
Brightness or Value (HSV)79%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)74% / 74%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5088
Red / Green / Blue191 / 187 / 202

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.88:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
11.18:1
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 35.6 / -66.9 · As background with white / black text: Lc -39.9 / 68.3

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: #bfbbca;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(79.99% 0.0213 298.1);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(191 187 202 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bfbbca] text-[#bfbbca] border-[#bfbbca]">