Palettes / Colors / #BF18DA

#BF18DA — Vivid Pink

#BF18DA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BF18DA 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.

#BF18DA is a cool 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 #32D818; it also sits naturally between #5E18D8 and #D81891. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 9% · Blue 85%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF18DA

.text { color: #BF18DA; }
.background { background-color: #BF18DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF18DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 24, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 80%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF18DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 24, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF18DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 24, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF18DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF18DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF18DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #32D818:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF18DA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF18DA

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:

How #BF18DA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF18DA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF18D9  ·  #BF18DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF18DA?

#BF18DA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 24, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF18DA?

#BF18DA is RGB 191, 24, 218 — HSL 292°, 80%, 47% — CMYK 12%, 89%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BF18DA?

Its complement is #32D818; analogous partners are #5E18D8 and #D81891. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF18DA for text?

White text on #BF18DA has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.36:1.