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#BF2DEA — Vivid Purple

#BF2DEA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BF2DEA 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.

#BF2DEA 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 #5AEA2E; it also sits naturally between #602EEA and #EA2EB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF2DEA · RGB 191, 45, 234

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Color values

HEX#BF2DEA
RGB191, 45, 234
HSL286°, 82%, 55%
HSV286°, 81%, 92%
CMYK18%, 81%, 0%, 8%
XYZ37.28, 18.89, 79.52
Yxy18.89, 0.2747, 0.1392
CIE-Lab50.56, 79.08, -65.35
Hunter Lab43.47, 80.59, -83.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 18% · Blue 92%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF2DEA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF2DEA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF2DEA

.text { color: #BF2DEA; }
.background { background-color: #BF2DEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF2DEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 45, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF2DEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 45, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF2DEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 45, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF2DEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF2DEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF2DEA

#B717E8#A515D1#9312BA#8010A2#6E0E8B#580B6F#460958#330641#21042A#0F0213

Tints of #BF2DEA

#C441EC#CA53EE#D066F0#D578F2#DD90F4#E2A2F6#E8B5F8#EEC7F9#F4DAFB#F9ECFD

Tones of #BF2DEA

#B73CDD#B049D0#A956C2#A264B4#9A72A7#947E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5AEA2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.39:1 AA large only
Against black text4.78:1 AA

Best text color on #BF2DEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF2DEA

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 #BF2DEA: ·

How #BF2DEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #807EBCDeuteranopia · #8893B1Tritanopia · #B89890

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 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF2DEA rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA

Similar colors

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

#BF27EB#BF2EF0#C72CE6#BA33E4#C424E6#C735E8#C725E5#B331F1#C52CF9#B234E2#C73CEE#CC2FF8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF2DE9  ·  #BF2DEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF2DEA?

#BF2DEA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 45, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF2DEA?

#BF2DEA is RGB 191, 45, 234 — HSL 286°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 18%, 81%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BF2DEA?

Its complement is #5AEA2E; analogous partners are #602EEA and #EA2EB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF2DEA for text?

Black text on #BF2DEA has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.39:1.