Information about #BFBAD9 color

#BFBAD9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFBAD9 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 186, 217) — 74.9% red, 72.9% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 12 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BFBAD9 reads as a mildly saturated blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7). Slightly further away sit Poet (#C0BCD4) and Melrose (#C3B9DD).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 186, 217) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFBAD9: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #BFBAD9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BFBAD9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BFBAD9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BFBAD9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BFBAD9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BFBAD9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BFBAD9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#BAC4D9
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BAD9BF
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BFBAD9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

#BFBAD9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFBAD9
  • RGB191, 186, 217
  • CMYK10, 12, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(191, 186, 217)
  • HSL250°, 29%, 79%
  • HSL Precise249.677°, 28.972%, 79.02%
  • HSV250°, 14%, 85%
  • HSB250°, 14%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.729, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.729, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.729, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFBAD9
  • DECIMAL ID12565209
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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