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#BFB3DF

#BFB3DF is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 70.2% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 41% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on white

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFB3DF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BFB3DF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BFB3DF

What color is #BFB3DF?

#BFB3DF is a light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 70.2% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 41% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BFB3DF in RGB?

#BFB3DF is rgb(191, 179, 223): 191 red, 179 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BFB3DF 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 #BFB3DF?

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 #BFB3DF?

Its complement #B2BF92 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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