Palettes / Colors / #BF459F

#BF459F — Muted Pink

#BF459F is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #BF459F 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.

#BF459F 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 #45BF65; it also sits naturally between #A345BF and #BF4561. 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 27% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 17% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF459F

.text { color: #BF459F; }
.background { background-color: #BF459F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF459F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 69, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 49%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF459F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 69, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF459F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 69, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF459F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF459F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #45BF65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF459F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF459F

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 #BF459F 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 #BF459F 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

← #BF459E  ·  #BF45A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF459F?

#BF459F is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 69, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF459F?

#BF459F is RGB 191, 69, 159 — HSL 316°, 49%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 17%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF459F?

Its complement is #45BF65; analogous partners are #A345BF and #BF4561. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF459F for text?

White text on #BF459F has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.