Palettes / Colors / #BF2EE5

#BF2EE5 — Vivid Purple

#BF2EE5 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 #BF2EE5 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.

#BF2EE5 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 #53E52E; it also sits naturally between #652EE5 and #E52EAE. 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 18% · Blue 90%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF2EE5

.text { color: #BF2EE5; }
.background { background-color: #BF2EE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF2EE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 46, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 78%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF2EE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 46, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF2EE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 46, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF2EE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF2EE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF2EE5

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Tones of #BF2EE5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #53E52E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF2EE5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF2EE5

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 #BF2EE5 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 #BF2EE5 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

← #BF2EE4  ·  #BF2EE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF2EE5?

#BF2EE5 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 46, 229). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF2EE5?

#BF2EE5 is RGB 191, 46, 229 — HSL 288°, 78%, 54% — CMYK 17%, 80%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #BF2EE5?

Its complement is #53E52E; analogous partners are #652EE5 and #E52EAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF2EE5 for text?

Black text on #BF2EE5 has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.43:1.