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#BFA1B2

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BFA1B2

#BFA1B2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 63% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A1BFAE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BFA1B2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green161
Blue178

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BFA1B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BFA1B2.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BFA1B2.
8.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFA1B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFA1B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2A7B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9ABB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A1A7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFA1B2?

#BFA1B2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 63% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFA1B2?

Use black text. Black on #BFA1B2 has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFA1B2?

Its complementary colour is #A1BFAE, and analogous partners are #BDA1BF and #BFA1A3.