Palettes / Colors / #BF33CA

#BF33CA — Pink

#BF33CA is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BF33CA 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.

#BF33CA is a cool 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 #3DCC33; it also sits naturally between #7533CC and #CC338A. 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 20% · Blue 79%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF33CA

.text { color: #BF33CA; }
.background { background-color: #BF33CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF33CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 51, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 60%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF33CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 51, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF33CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 51, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF33CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF33CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF33CA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3DCC33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF33CA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF33CA

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 #BF33CA 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 #BF33CA 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

← #BF33C9  ·  #BF33CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF33CA?

#BF33CA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 51, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF33CA?

#BF33CA is RGB 191, 51, 202 — HSL 296°, 60%, 50% — CMYK 5%, 75%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #BF33CA?

Its complement is #3DCC33; analogous partners are #7533CC and #CC338A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF33CA for text?

White text on #BF33CA has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.54:1.