Palettes / Colors / #BF04DF

#BF04DF — Vivid Pink

#BF04DF is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BF04DF 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.

#BF04DF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #26E105; it also sits naturally between #5205E1 and #E10594. 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 2% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF04DF

.text { color: #BF04DF; }
.background { background-color: #BF04DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF04DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 4, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 96%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF04DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 4, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF04DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 4, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF04DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF04DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF04DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #26E105:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF04DF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF04DF

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 #BF04DF 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 #BF04DF 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

← #BF04DE  ·  #BF04E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF04DF?

#BF04DF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 4, 223). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF04DF?

#BF04DF is RGB 191, 4, 223 — HSL 291°, 96%, 45% — CMYK 14%, 98%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BF04DF?

Its complement is #26E105; analogous partners are #5205E1 and #E10594. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF04DF for text?

White text on #BF04DF has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.