Palettes / Colors / #BF368E

#BF368E — Pink

#BF368E is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #BF368E 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.

#BF368E is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #36BF66; it also sits naturally between #AA36BF and #BF364A. 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 21% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 26% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF368E

.text { color: #BF368E; }
.background { background-color: #BF368E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF368E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 54, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 56%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF368E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 54, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF368E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 54, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF368E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF368E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #36BF66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF368E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF368E

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 #BF368E 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 #BF368E 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

← #BF368D  ·  #BF368F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF368E?

#BF368E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 54, 142). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF368E?

#BF368E is RGB 191, 54, 142 — HSL 321°, 56%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 26%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF368E?

Its complement is #36BF66; analogous partners are #AA36BF and #BF364A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF368E for text?

White text on #BF368E has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.13:1.