Information about #BF9CC8 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated purple-pink magenta, #BF9CC8 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aesthetic Lilac (#C098CC). Slightly further away sit Lilac (#C8A2C8) and Frida Lilac (#C8A2C7).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(191, 156, 200)), which gives #BF9CC8 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BF9CC8: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #BF9CC8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BF9CC8 color variations
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#BF9CC8 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BF9CC8 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BF9CC8 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BF9CC8 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BF9CC8 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BF9CC8 color
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Nearest named colors to #BF9CC8
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C098CC
#C8A2C8
#C8A2C7
#CB99C9
#CC99CC
#BB97BB
#C38EC7
#C4A9D0
#B790D4
#C8AABF
#BA93D8
#AE99D2
#BF9CC8 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BF9CC8
- RGB191, 156, 200
- CMYK4, 17, 0, 22
- CSSrgb(191, 156, 200)
- HSL288°, 29%, 70%
- HSL Precise287.727°, 28.571%, 69.804%
- HSV288°, 22%, 78%
- HSB288°, 22%, 78%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
- GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.612, 0.784)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.612, 0.784, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.612, 0.784)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBF9CC8
- DECIMAL ID12557512
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
