#BFACDF
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #BFACDF
#BFACDF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 9.5), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCDFAC (vanilla), 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 — 10.18:1, 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 #BFACDF?
#BFACDF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFACDF?
Use black text. Black on #BFACDF has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFACDF?
Its complementary colour is #CCDFAC, and analogous partners are #ACB3DF and #D8ACDF.