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#BF0FFD — Vivid Purple

#BF0FFD 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 #BF0FFD 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.

#BF0FFD 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 #50FD12; it also sits naturally between #4912FD and #FD12C6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF0FFD · RGB 191, 15, 253

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Color values

HEX#BF0FFD
RGB191, 15, 253
HSL284°, 98%, 53%
HSV284°, 94%, 99%
CMYK25%, 94%, 0%, 1%
XYZ39.39, 18.51, 94.43
Yxy18.51, 0.2586, 0.1215
CIE-Lab50.11, 87.82, -76.74
Hunter Lab43.02, 91.86, -106.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 6% · Blue 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF0FFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF0FFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF0FFD

.text { color: #BF0FFD; }
.background { background-color: #BF0FFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF0FFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 15, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 98%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF0FFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 15, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF0FFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 15, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF0FFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF0FFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF0FFD

#B202F2#A002D9#8D02C0#7B02A7#6C0192#590179#470160#340147#21002D#0F0014

Tints of #BF0FFD

#C326FD#CA3FFD#D053FD#D568FD#DC81FE#E295FE#E7A9FE#EDBDFE#F4D7FF#F9EBFF

Tones of #BF0FFD

#B622EC#AE33DB#A644CA#9F55B9#9766A9#8F7698

Color harmonies

Complementary — #50FD12:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.47:1 AA large only
Against black text4.70:1 AA

Best text color on #BF0FFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF0FFD

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 #BF0FFD: ·

How #BF0FFD 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 · #7D8AB6Tritanopia · #B6968C

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 #BF0FFD rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
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#C52CF9#BF27EB#A823F8#C424E6#C725E5#BF2EF0#D01AE2#B931FC#DC17EC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF0FFC  ·  #BF0FFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF0FFD?

#BF0FFD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 15, 253). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF0FFD?

#BF0FFD is RGB 191, 15, 253 — HSL 284°, 98%, 53% — CMYK 25%, 94%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BF0FFD?

Its complement is #50FD12; analogous partners are #4912FD and #FD12C6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF0FFD for text?

Black text on #BF0FFD has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.