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#BFB0F2

#bfb0f2 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfb0f2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.02% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.07% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 253.64°, with 71.74% saturation and 81.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.22.

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Relative luminance0.4854

Complementary

  1. #bfb0f2
  2. #e3f2b0

Split complementary

  1. #bfb0f2
  2. #f2e0b0
  3. #c2f2b0

Analogous

  1. #b0c2f2
  2. #bfb0f2
  3. #e0b0f2

Triadic

  1. #bfb0f2
  2. #f2bfb0
  3. #b0f2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb0f2
  2. #f2b0e3
  3. #e3f2b0
  4. #b0f2bf

Square

  1. #bfb0f2
  2. #f2b0c2
  3. #e3f2b0
  4. #b0f2e0

Monochromatic

  1. #552ddc
  2. #8a6ee7
  3. #bfb0f2
  4. #f1edfc
  5. #f1edfc

Shades

#bfb0f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb0f2
  2. #ac9eda
  3. #998dc2
  4. #867ba9
  5. #736a91
  6. #605879
  7. #4c4661
  8. #393549
  9. #262330
  10. #131218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb0f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb0f2
  2. #c5b8f3
  3. #ccc0f5
  4. #d2c8f6
  5. #d9d0f7
  6. #dfd8f9
  7. #e5dffa
  8. #ece7fb
  9. #f2effc
  10. #f9f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb0f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb0f2
  2. #b9abe7
  3. #b2a6db
  4. #aca2d0
  5. #a69dc4
  6. #a098b9
  7. #9993ae
  8. #938ea2
  9. #8d8a97
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1baf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b8f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5bbc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb6f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb5f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9b6da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb0f2 {
  color: #bfb0f2;
}
Background
.bg-bfb0f2 {
  background-color: #bfb0f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb0f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb0f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb0f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 72% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb0f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb0f2, #e0b0f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb0f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 242 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.22 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.29 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.60 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.83 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.09 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.17 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.56 #404f0d Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#bfb0f2  rgb(191, 176, 242)  hsl(254, 72%, 82%)  Mauve
#e3f2b0  rgb(227, 242, 176)  hsl(74, 72%, 82%)  Pale Goldenrod
#f2bfb0  rgb(242, 191, 176)  hsl(14, 72%, 82%)  Zinnwaldite
#b0f2bf  rgb(176, 242, 191)  hsl(134, 72%, 82%)  Celadon