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#BF2263 — Pink

#BF2263 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #BF2263 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.

#BF2263 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 #22BF7D; it also sits naturally between #BF22B2 and #BF2F22. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF2263 · RGB 191, 34, 99

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Color values

HEX#BF2263
RGB191, 34, 99
HSL335°, 70%, 44%
HSV335°, 82%, 75%
CMYK0%, 82%, 48%, 25%
XYZ24.31, 13.12, 13.06
Yxy13.12, 0.4815, 0.2599
CIE-Lab42.95, 63.31, 3.01
Hunter Lab36.22, 59.27, 2.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 13% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 48% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF2263 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF2263 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF2263

.text { color: #BF2263; }
.background { background-color: #BF2263; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF2263; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 34, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 70%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF2263; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 34, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF2263; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 34, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF2263">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF2263">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF2263

#AD1F5A#9C1C51#8B1848#79153F#681236#570F2D#450C24#34091B#230612#110309

Tints of #BF2263

#D4256E#DC387C#E0528D#E4679B#E87DAA#EC93B8#F0A8C6#F4C2D7#F8D8E5#FCEEF4

Tones of #BF2263

#B42D65#A83867#9D4369#924F6B#875A6C#7B656E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #22BF7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.79:1 AA
Against black text3.62:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BF2263: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF2263

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 #BF2263: ·

How #BF2263 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7B7A53Deuteranopia · #849050Tritanopia · #B74744

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF2263 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Whisper
#1B9264 · #3FDB7F · #C62563 · #F1CADD
Wild Ruby Saffron
#F2B0C8 · #DA5284 · #C22961 · #7B183D
Electric Ruby Whisper
#5E189D · #C949D7 · #BB1D91 · #C32A62
Palette Ff714b
#FF714B · #C71E64 · #4D2D8C · #F2F2F2
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Modern Ruby Mirage
#DF4AD4 · #C1206D · #9E1114 · #DA7B33

Similar colors

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

#C62563#C22961#C32A62#C71E64#C52768#C1206D#C3286B#C61A60#B42466#B72A67#C72B63#B51A62

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF2262  ·  #BF2264 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF2263?

#BF2263 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 34, 99). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF2263?

#BF2263 is RGB 191, 34, 99 — HSL 335°, 70%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 48%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF2263?

Its complement is #22BF7D; analogous partners are #BF22B2 and #BF2F22. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF2263 for text?

White text on #BF2263 has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.62:1.