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#BF0FFE — Vivid Purple

#BF0FFE 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 #BF0FFE 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.

#BF0FFE 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 #50FE10; it also sits naturally between #4810FE and #FE10C6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF0FFE · RGB 191, 15, 254

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Color values

HEX#BF0FFE
RGB191, 15, 254
HSL284°, 99%, 53%
HSV284°, 94%, 100%
CMYK25%, 94%, 0%, 0%
XYZ39.55, 18.57, 95.27
Yxy18.57, 0.2578, 0.1211
CIE-Lab50.18, 87.99, -77.18
Hunter Lab43.10, 92.11, -107.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 6% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF0FFE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF0FFE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF0FFE

.text { color: #BF0FFE; }
.background { background-color: #BF0FFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF0FFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 15, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 99%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF0FFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 15, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF0FFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 15, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF0FFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF0FFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF0FFE

#B301F4#A001DA#8E01C1#7B01A7#6C0193#59017A#470060#340047#22002E#0F0014

Tints of #BF0FFE

#C425FE#CB3EFE#D052FE#D667FE#DD80FE#E294FE#E8A9FF#EDBDFF#F4D6FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #BF0FFE

#B721ED#AF32DC#A743CB#9F55B9#9766A9#8F7698

Color harmonies

Complementary — #50FE10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.45:1 AA large only
Against black text4.71:1 AA

Best text color on #BF0FFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF0FFE

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 #BF0FFE: ·

How #BF0FFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7371C4Deuteranopia · #7D8AB6Tritanopia · #B6978C

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 #BF0FFE 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#BF2EF0#C725E5#D01AE2#B931FC#CC2FF8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF0FFD  ·  #BF0FFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF0FFE?

#BF0FFE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 15, 254). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF0FFE?

#BF0FFE is RGB 191, 15, 254 — HSL 284°, 99%, 53% — CMYK 25%, 94%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BF0FFE?

Its complement is #50FE10; analogous partners are #4810FE and #FE10C6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF0FFE for text?

Black text on #BF0FFE has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.45:1.