Close to Mauve
#BFAEFA
#BFAEFA is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 253°, with 88% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BFAEFA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.97:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.65:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.97:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.65:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFAEFA as they’d see it.
#BFAEFA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BFAEFA
What color is #BFAEFA?
#BFAEFA is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 253°, with 88% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFAEFA in RGB?
#BFAEFA is rgb(191, 174, 250): 191 red, 174 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFAEFA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 30, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFAEFA?
PANTONE 2637 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFAEFA?
Its complement #AEC173 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.