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#BF2EE3 — Purple

#BF2EE3 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 #BF2EE3 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.

#BF2EE3 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 #54E331; it also sits naturally between #6631E3 and #E331AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF2EE3 · RGB 191, 46, 227

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Color values

HEX#BF2EE3
RGB191, 46, 227
HSL288°, 76%, 54%
HSV288°, 80%, 89%
CMYK16%, 80%, 0%, 11%
XYZ36.33, 18.58, 74.34
Yxy18.58, 0.2811, 0.1437
CIE-Lab50.19, 77.57, -62.00
Hunter Lab43.10, 78.56, -77.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 18% · Blue 89%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF2EE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF2EE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF2EE3

.text { color: #BF2EE3; }
.background { background-color: #BF2EE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF2EE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 46, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 76%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF2EE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 46, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF2EE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 46, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF2EE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF2EE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF2EE3

#B61EDC#A31BC5#9118AF#7E1599#6C1282#590F6C#470C55#34093F#210628#0F0212

Tints of #BF2EE3

#C543E5#CA54E8#D16BEB#D77DED#DC8FF0#E2A1F2#E7B3F5#EEC9F8#F4DBFA#F9EDFD

Tones of #BF2EE3

#B73DD6#B04AC9#A857BC#A163B0#9970A4#917D97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #54E331:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.45:1 AA large only
Against black text4.72:1 AA

Best text color on #BF2EE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF2EE3

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 #BF2EE3: ·

How #BF2EE3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #807FB7Deuteranopia · #8994ADTritanopia · #B8958D

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 #BF2EE3 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
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF2EE2  ·  #BF2EE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF2EE3?

#BF2EE3 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 46, 227). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF2EE3?

#BF2EE3 is RGB 191, 46, 227 — HSL 288°, 76%, 54% — CMYK 16%, 80%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BF2EE3?

Its complement is #54E331; analogous partners are #6631E3 and #E331AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF2EE3 for text?

Black text on #BF2EE3 has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.45:1.