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Pastelindigosoft

Quiet Wisteria Ripple

#bfaef7
Notes

Quiet Wisteria Ripple (#BFAEF7) is a soft indigo with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (254°, 82%, 83%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary yellow. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#bfaef7
RGB
rgb(191, 174, 247)
HSL
hsl(254, 82%, 83%)
HWB
hwb(254 68% 3%)
OKLCH
oklch(79.1% 0.103 294.6)
HSV
hsv(254, 30%, 97%)
LAB
lab(74.86% 20.93 -34.07)
LCH
lch(74.86% 39.99 301.57)
CMYK
cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 3%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#bfaef7
Original
#9cb9fa
Protanopia
#9eb7f5
Deuteranopia
#b4bac8
Tritanopia
#b7b7b7
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.98:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
10.61:1

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