Close to Heather
#BFB2DE
#BFB2DE is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 40% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BFB2DE.
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
10.64:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.97:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.64:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFB2DE as they’d see it.
#BFB2DE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BFB2DE
What color is #BFB2DE?
#BFB2DE is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 40% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFB2DE in RGB?
#BFB2DE is rgb(191, 178, 222): 191 red, 178 green, and 222 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFB2DE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 20, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFB2DE?
PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFB2DE?
Its complement #B1BE92 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.