Palettes / Colors / #BC31FA

#BC31FA — Vivid Purple

#BC31FA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #BC31FA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC31FA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #72FA33; it also sits naturally between #5833FA and #FA33D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 19% · Blue 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BC31FA

.text { color: #BC31FA; }
.background { background-color: #BC31FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC31FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 49, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 95%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC31FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 49, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC31FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 49, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC31FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC31FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC31FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72FA33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC31FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC31FA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BC31FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC31FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC31F9  ·  #BC31FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC31FA?

#BC31FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 49, 250). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC31FA?

#BC31FA is RGB 188, 49, 250 — HSL 281°, 95%, 59% — CMYK 25%, 80%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BC31FA?

Its complement is #72FA33; analogous partners are #5833FA and #FA33D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC31FA for text?

Black text on #BC31FA has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.24:1.