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#BF3DEC — Vivid Purple

#BF3DEC 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 #BF3DEC 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.

#BF3DEC 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 #68EC3C; it also sits naturally between #683CEC and #EC3CC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF3DEC · RGB 191, 61, 236

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Color values

HEX#BF3DEC
RGB191, 61, 236
HSL285°, 82%, 58%
HSV285°, 74%, 93%
CMYK19%, 74%, 0%, 7%
XYZ38.29, 20.47, 81.29
Yxy20.47, 0.2734, 0.1462
CIE-Lab52.36, 74.62, -63.57
Hunter Lab45.24, 75.51, -80.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 24% · Blue 93%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF3DEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF3DEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF3DEC

.text { color: #BF3DEC; }
.background { background-color: #BF3DEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF3DEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 61, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 82%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF3DEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 61, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF3DEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 61, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF3DEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF3DEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF3DEC

#B825E9#A916DA#9713C3#8111A7#6F0E90#5D0C79#48095D#360746#20042A#0E0213

Tints of #BF3DEC

#C64FEE#CC61EF#D06FF1#D682F3#DC94F4#E2A7F6#E8B9F8#EDC7F9#F3DAFB#F9ECFD

Tones of #BF3DEC

#B949DF#B355D3#AD62C6#A76EB9#A07BAD#9A87A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68EC3C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.12:1 AA large only
Against black text5.09:1 AA

Best text color on #BF3DEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF3DEC

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 #BF3DEC: ·

How #BF3DEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8786C2Deuteranopia · #8E98B8Tritanopia · #B9A099

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF3DEC rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1

Similar colors

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

#C73CEE#C147E9#C735E8#BA33E4#BF2EF0#B331F1#BD4DE4#C93DFB#B234E2#D241EA#B44DEF#C72CE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF3DEB  ·  #BF3DED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF3DEC?

#BF3DEC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 61, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF3DEC?

#BF3DEC is RGB 191, 61, 236 — HSL 285°, 82%, 58% — CMYK 19%, 74%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BF3DEC?

Its complement is #68EC3C; analogous partners are #683CEC and #EC3CC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF3DEC for text?

Black text on #BF3DEC has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.12:1.