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#BF12BC — Vivid Pink

#BF12BC 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 #BF12BC 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.

#BF12BC is a warm-leaning 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 #12BF15; it also sits naturally between #6B12BF and #BF1266. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF12BC · RGB 191, 18, 188

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Color values

HEX#BF12BC
RGB191, 18, 188
HSL301°, 83%, 41%
HSV301°, 91%, 75%
CMYK0%, 91%, 2%, 25%
XYZ30.78, 15.14, 48.88
Yxy15.14, 0.3247, 0.1597
CIE-Lab45.83, 76.87, -46.54
Hunter Lab38.91, 76.38, -51.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 7% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF12BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF12BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF12BC

.text { color: #BF12BC; }
.background { background-color: #BF12BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF12BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 18, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 83%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF12BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 18, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF12BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 18, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF12BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF12BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF12BC

#AD10AA#9F0F9C#8C0D8A#790B77#6B0A6A#590857#460745#330533#250325#130212

Tints of #BF12BC

#DB14D8#EA1FE7#ED3BEA#EF52EC#F26EEF#F486F2#F6A2F5#F8B9F7#FBD5FA#FDECFD

Tones of #BF12BC

#B31EB0#A62BA4#9A3798#8E438D#824F81#755C75

Color harmonies

Complementary — #12BF15:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.21:1 AA
Against black text4.03:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BF12BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF12BC

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 #BF12BC: ·

How #BF12BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #747393Deuteranopia · #7E8B89Tritanopia · #B6726B

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 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF12BC rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D
Electric Harbor
#BD1EBF · #E662CF · #63E661 · #C4F2C6
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B
Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA

Similar colors

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

#C01EB9#BD1EBF#B115B9#BF1FC6#CB1EBC#C917C9#B61AAE#B41CB1#CA1DC6#C225BE#B715CE#BF25B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF12BB  ·  #BF12BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF12BC?

#BF12BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 18, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF12BC?

#BF12BC is RGB 191, 18, 188 — HSL 301°, 83%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF12BC?

Its complement is #12BF15; analogous partners are #6B12BF and #BF1266. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF12BC for text?

White text on #BF12BC has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.03:1.