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#BF12BE — Vivid Pink

#BF12BE 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 #BF12BE 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.

#BF12BE 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 #12BF12; it also sits naturally between #6912BF and #BF1269. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF12BE · RGB 191, 18, 190

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Color values

HEX#BF12BE
RGB191, 18, 190
HSL300°, 83%, 41%
HSV300°, 91%, 75%
CMYK0%, 91%, 1%, 25%
XYZ31.00, 15.23, 50.02
Yxy15.23, 0.3221, 0.1582
CIE-Lab45.94, 77.16, -47.52
Hunter Lab39.02, 76.79, -52.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 7% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 1% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF12BE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF12BE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF12BE

.text { color: #BF12BE; }
.background { background-color: #BF12BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF12BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 18, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 83%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF12BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 18, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF12BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 18, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF12BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF12BE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF12BE

#AD10AD#9F0F9F#8C0D8C#790B79#6B0A6B#590859#460746#330533#250325#130213

Tints of #BF12BE

#DB14DB#EA1FEA#ED3BED#EF52EF#F26EF2#F486F4#F6A2F6#F8B9F8#FBD5FB#FDECFD

Tones of #BF12BE

#B31EB3#A62BA6#9A379A#8E438E#824F82#755C75

Color harmonies

Complementary — #12BF12:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.19:1 AA
Against black text4.05:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BF12BE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF12BE

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 #BF12BE: ·

How #BF12BE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #747394Deuteranopia · #7E8B8ATritanopia · #B6746C

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 #BF12BE rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#BD1EBF#C01EB9#B115B9#BF1FC6#C917C9#CB1EBC#CA1DC6#B715CE#C225BE#B41CB1#B61AAE#AF16CA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF12BD  ·  #BF12BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF12BE?

#BF12BE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 18, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF12BE?

#BF12BE is RGB 191, 18, 190 — HSL 300°, 83%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 1%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF12BE?

Its complement is #12BF12; analogous partners are #6912BF and #BF1269. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF12BE for text?

White text on #BF12BE has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.05:1.