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#BF3FEB — Vivid Purple

#BF3FEB 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 #BF3FEB 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.

#BF3FEB 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 #69EB3D; it also sits naturally between #693DEB and #EB3DBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF3FEB · RGB 191, 63, 235

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Color values

HEX#BF3FEB
RGB191, 63, 235
HSL285°, 81%, 58%
HSV285°, 73%, 92%
CMYK19%, 73%, 0%, 8%
XYZ38.26, 20.63, 80.56
Yxy20.63, 0.2744, 0.1479
CIE-Lab52.54, 73.74, -62.72
Hunter Lab45.42, 74.46, -78.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 25% · Blue 92%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF3FEB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF3FEB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF3FEB

.text { color: #BF3FEB; }
.background { background-color: #BF3FEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF3FEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 63, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 81%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF3FEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 63, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF3FEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 63, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF3FEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF3FEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF3FEB

#B826E8#A817D9#9614C2#8111A6#6F0F8F#5D0D78#480A5C#360745#20042A#0E0212

Tints of #BF3FEB

#C550ED#CB62EF#D070F0#D682F2#DC95F4#E2A7F6#E8BAF8#EDC8F9#F3DAFB#F9EDFD

Tones of #BF3FEB

#B94ADE#B356D2#AD63C5#A76EB9#A07BAD#9A87A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #69EB3D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.10:1 AA large only
Against black text5.13:1 AA

Best text color on #BF3FEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF3FEB

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 #BF3FEB: ·

How #BF3FEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8886C1Deuteranopia · #8F99B7Tritanopia · #B9A199

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF3FEB rather than the exact color:

Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Lucky Ruby Cinder
#C1971D · #1EC79C · #BD4DE4 · #EADAB0
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA

Similar colors

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

#C147E9#C73CEE#C735E8#BA33E4#BD4DE4#BF2EF0#B44DEF#C94EEF#C93DFB#D241EA#B234E2#B331F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF3FEA  ·  #BF3FEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF3FEB?

#BF3FEB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 63, 235). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF3FEB?

#BF3FEB is RGB 191, 63, 235 — HSL 285°, 81%, 58% — CMYK 19%, 73%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BF3FEB?

Its complement is #69EB3D; analogous partners are #693DEB and #EB3DBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF3FEB for text?

Black text on #BF3FEB has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.10:1.