#BF97DF
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #BF97DF
#BF97DF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 59% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 7.4), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7DF97 (pistachio), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BF97DF?
#BF97DF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 59% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BF97DF?
Use black text. Black on #BF97DF has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BF97DF?
Its complementary colour is #B7DF97, and analogous partners are #9B97DF and #DF97DB.