#bf9ecd Color Information

#bf9ecd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bf9ecd. In RGB, it consists of 74.9% Red, 62.0% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 6.8% Cyan, 22.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 282.1°, with saturation of 32% and lightness of 71.2%. The decimal value for #bf9ecd is 12558029, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bf9ecd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#bf9ecd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color191, 158, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.9%, 62.0%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.251, 0.380, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.068, 0.229, 0, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color282.1°, 32.0%, 71.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color282.1°, 22.9%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.732, 39.938, 63.109 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color191, 158, 205 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12558029 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color69.425, 20.711, -19.468 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)69.425, 28.424, 316.772 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color69.425, 15.278, -33.303 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color63.196, 15.754, -14.970 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.303, 0.270, 39.938 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290748109 / 0xffbf9ecd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99cc Copy
Last Updated: October 14, 2024

Shades of #bf9ecd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bf9ecd, its pure hue is 282.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 32.0%, and its lightness is 71.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bf9ecd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #18141a to #a78ab3.

Tints of #bf9ecd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bf9ecd, its pure hue is 282.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 32.0%, and its lightness is 71.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bf9ecd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c7aad3 to #f7f3f9.

Tones of #bf9ecd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bf9ecd, its pure hue is 282.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 32.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bf9ecd, which range from #b6b6b6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d36cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bf9ecd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bf9ecd! For #bf9ecd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bf9ecd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bf9ecd

This color, #bf9ecd, consists of 74.9% Red, 62.0% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 191, Green = 158, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bf9ecd is 6.8% Cyan, 22.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.9%
C6.8%
G62.0%
M22.9%
B80.4%
Y0.0%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 191 158 205
Octal 277 236 315
Hexa #bf #9e #cd
Binary 10111111 10011110 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 6 22 0 19
Octal 6 26 0 23
Hexa #06 #16 #00 #13
Binary 00000110 00010110 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #bf9ecd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bf9ecd — which has hue 282.1° — its analogous colors are located at 252.1° and 312.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf9ecd.

Triadic Colors of #bf9ecd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bf9ecd — which has hue 282.1° — its triadic colors are located at 42.1° and 282.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf9ecd.

Complementary Color of #bf9ecd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bf9ecd — which has hue 282.1° — its complementary color is located at 102.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf9ecd.

Split Complementary Colors of #bf9ecd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bf9ecd — which has hue 282.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 72.1° and 282.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf9ecd.

Tetradic Colors of #bf9ecd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bf9ecd — which has hue 282.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 192.1°, 282.1°, 12.1°, and 102.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf9ecd.

Monochromatic Colors of #bf9ecd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bf9ecd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #987fa2 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e1c9ec (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bf9ecd

We want to make getting started with #bf9ecd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bf9ecd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bf9ecd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bf9ecd with other HTML elements.

#bf9ecd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bf9ecd.
<span style="color: #bf9ecd;">The color of this text is #bf9ecd.</span>

#bf9ecd Background Color

The background color for this text is #bf9ecd.
<div style="background-color: #bf9ecd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bf9ecd.</div>

#bf9ecd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bf9ecd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bf9ecd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bf9ecd.</span>

#bf9ecd Border Color

This is a div with border color #bf9ecd.
<div style="border: #bf9ecd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bf9ecd.</div>

#bf9ecd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bf9ecd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bf9ecd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bf9ecd on a white background.</div></div>

#bf9ecd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bf9ecd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bf9ecd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bf9ecd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bf9ecd to White

This is a gradient from #bf9ecd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bf9ecd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bf9ecd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bf9ecd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bf9ecd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bf9ecd to white.</div>

Gradient from #bf9ecd to Black

This is a gradient from #bf9ecd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bf9ecd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bf9ecd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bf9ecd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bf9ecd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bf9ecd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bf9ecd

In addition to using #bf9ecd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bf9ecd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bf9ecd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 191, Green = 158, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bf9ecd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bf9ecd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(191, 158, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bf9ecd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bf9ecd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bf9ecd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(191, 158, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bf9ecd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:191, green:158, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:191 green:158 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(191f, 158f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(191, 158, 205);
 

#bf9ecd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bf9ecd the same way. For those with color blindness, #bf9ecd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bf9ecd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bf9ecd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bf9ecd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bf9ecd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bf9ecd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text