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#BF0FFC — Vivid Purple

#BF0FFC is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BF0FFC 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.

#BF0FFC 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 #49FD0D; it also sits naturally between #490DFD and #FD0DC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF0FFC · RGB 191, 15, 252

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Color values

HEX#BF0FFC
RGB191, 15, 252
HSL285°, 98%, 52%
HSV285°, 94%, 99%
CMYK24%, 94%, 0%, 1%
XYZ39.23, 18.45, 93.59
Yxy18.45, 0.2593, 0.1219
CIE-Lab50.03, 87.64, -76.31
Hunter Lab42.95, 91.60, -105.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 6% · Blue 99%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF0FFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF0FFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF0FFC

.text { color: #BF0FFC; }
.background { background-color: #BF0FFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF0FFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 15, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 98%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF0FFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 15, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF0FFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 15, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF0FFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF0FFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF0FFC

#B302ED#A002D4#9002C0#7D02A7#6A018D#570174#44015B#350147#22002D#0F0014

Tints of #BF0FFC

#C621FD#CC3AFD#D14EFD#D868FD#DD7CFE#E290FE#E9A9FE#EEBDFE#F5D7FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #BF0FFC

#B81EEB#AF2FDA#A740C9#9E51B8#9662A7#8D7396

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49FD0D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.48:1 AA large only
Against black text4.69:1 AA

Best text color on #BF0FFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF0FFC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BF0FFC: ·

How #BF0FFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7371C3Deuteranopia · #7D8AB5Tritanopia · #B6958B

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF0FFC rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#B819FA#DB13FA#BF27EB#C52CF9#A823F8#C424E6#C725E5#D01AE2#BF2EF0#DC17EC#B931FC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF0FFB  ·  #BF0FFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF0FFC?

#BF0FFC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 15, 252). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF0FFC?

#BF0FFC is RGB 191, 15, 252 — HSL 285°, 98%, 52% — CMYK 24%, 94%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BF0FFC?

Its complement is #49FD0D; analogous partners are #490DFD and #FD0DC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF0FFC for text?

Black text on #BF0FFC has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.48:1.