Palettes / Colors / #BF45BD

#BF45BD — Muted Pink

#BF45BD 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 #BF45BD 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.

#BF45BD 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 #45BF47; it also sits naturally between #8445BF and #BF4580. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 1% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF45BD

.text { color: #BF45BD; }
.background { background-color: #BF45BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF45BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 69, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 49%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF45BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 69, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF45BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 69, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF45BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF45BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #45BF47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF45BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF45BD

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 #BF45BD 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 #BF45BD 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

← #BF45BC  ·  #BF45BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF45BD?

#BF45BD is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 69, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF45BD?

#BF45BD is RGB 191, 69, 189 — HSL 301°, 49%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 1%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF45BD?

Its complement is #45BF47; analogous partners are #8445BF and #BF4580. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF45BD for text?

Black text on #BF45BD has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.37:1.