Palettes / Colors / #BF3BB3

#BF3BB3 — Muted Pink

#BF3BB3 is a pink color we call Muted 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 #BF3BB3 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.

#BF3BB3 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 #3BBF46; it also sits naturally between #883BBF and #BF3B72. 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 23% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 6% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF3BB3

.text { color: #BF3BB3; }
.background { background-color: #BF3BB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF3BB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 59, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 53%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF3BB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 59, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF3BB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 59, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF3BB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF3BB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF3BB3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3BBF46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF3BB3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF3BB3

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 #BF3BB3 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 #BF3BB3 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

← #BF3BB2  ·  #BF3BB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF3BB3?

#BF3BB3 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 59, 179). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF3BB3?

#BF3BB3 is RGB 191, 59, 179 — HSL 305°, 53%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 6%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF3BB3?

Its complement is #3BBF46; analogous partners are #883BBF and #BF3B72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF3BB3 for text?

White text on #BF3BB3 has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.49:1.