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#BF2EE1 — Purple

#BF2EE1 is a purple color we call 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 #BF2EE1 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.

#BF2EE1 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 #4EE12D; it also sits naturally between #662DE1 and #E12DA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF2EE1 · RGB 191, 46, 225

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Color values

HEX#BF2EE1
RGB191, 46, 225
HSL289°, 75%, 53%
HSV289°, 80%, 88%
CMYK15%, 80%, 0%, 12%
XYZ36.05, 18.47, 72.90
Yxy18.47, 0.2830, 0.1449
CIE-Lab50.06, 77.21, -61.07
Hunter Lab42.97, 78.07, -75.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 18% · Blue 88%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF2EE1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF2EE1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF2EE1

.text { color: #BF2EE1; }
.background { background-color: #BF2EE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF2EE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 46, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 75%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF2EE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 46, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF2EE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 46, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF2EE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF2EE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF2EE1

#B51FD6#A21BC0#8F18AA#7C1593#6D1281#5A0F6B#470C55#35093E#220628#0F0312

Tints of #BF2EE1

#C53FE4#CC55E7#D167E9#D779EC#DE8FEF#E3A1F2#E8B3F4#EEC5F7#F4DBFA#FAEDFC

Tones of #BF2EE1

#B83AD4#B046C8#A854BB#9F61AE#976EA0#8F7A94

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EE12D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.47:1 AA large only
Against black text4.69:1 AA

Best text color on #BF2EE1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF2EE1

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 #BF2EE1: ·

How #BF2EE1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #807FB6Deuteranopia · #8994ABTritanopia · #B8938C

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 #BF2EE1 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA

Similar colors

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

#BA33E4#C72CE6#BF27EB#C424E6#C725E5#C735E8#B936D9#B927D8#B234E2#B435DA#BF2EF0#C738D6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF2EE0  ·  #BF2EE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF2EE1?

#BF2EE1 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 46, 225). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF2EE1?

#BF2EE1 is RGB 191, 46, 225 — HSL 289°, 75%, 53% — CMYK 15%, 80%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BF2EE1?

Its complement is #4EE12D; analogous partners are #662DE1 and #E12DA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF2EE1 for text?

Black text on #BF2EE1 has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.