Palettes / Colors / #BF00FF

#BF00FF — Vivid Purple

#BF00FF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

#BF00FF 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 #40FF00; it also sits naturally between #4000FF and #FF00BF. 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 75% · Green 0% · Blue 100%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF00FF

.text { color: #BF00FF; }
.background { background-color: #BF00FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF00FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 0, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF00FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 0, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF00FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 0, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF00FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF00FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF00FF

Tints of #BF00FF

Tones of #BF00FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #40FF00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF00FF: #000000.

How #BF00FF 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 #BF00FF 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

← #BF00FE  ·  #BF0100 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF00FF?

#BF00FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 0, 255). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF00FF?

#BF00FF is RGB 191, 0, 255 — HSL 285°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 25%, 100%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BF00FF?

Its complement is #40FF00; analogous partners are #4000FF and #FF00BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF00FF for text?

Black text on #BF00FF has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.51:1.