#BFABD2
Lilac · light cool purple
About #BFABD2
#BFABD2 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BED2AB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BFABD2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFABD2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BFABD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFABD2?
#BFABD2 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFABD2?
Use black text. Black on #BFABD2 has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFABD2?
Its complementary colour is #BED2AB, and analogous partners are #ABABD2 and #D2ABD2.