Palettes / Colors / #BF1FFF

#BF1FFF — Vivid Purple

#BF1FFF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #BF1FFF 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.

#BF1FFF 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 #5EFF1F; it also sits naturally between #4F1FFF and #FF1FCE. 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 12% · Blue 100%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF1FFF

.text { color: #BF1FFF; }
.background { background-color: #BF1FFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF1FFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 31, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 100%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF1FFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 31, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF1FFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 31, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF1FFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF1FFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF1FFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5EFF1F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF1FFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF1FFF

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 #BF1FFF 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 #BF1FFF 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

← #BF1FFE  ·  #BF2000 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF1FFF?

#BF1FFF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 31, 255). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF1FFF?

#BF1FFF is RGB 191, 31, 255 — HSL 283°, 100%, 56% — CMYK 25%, 88%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BF1FFF?

Its complement is #5EFF1F; analogous partners are #4F1FFF and #FF1FCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF1FFF for text?

Black text on #BF1FFF has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.