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#BF4ABC — Muted Pink

#BF4ABC 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 #BF4ABC 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.

#BF4ABC 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 #4ABF4E; it also sits naturally between #894ABF and #BF4A81. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF4ABC · RGB 191, 74, 188

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Color values

HEX#BF4ABC
RGB191, 74, 188
HSL302°, 48%, 52%
HSV302°, 61%, 75%
CMYK0%, 61%, 2%, 25%
XYZ33.01, 19.60, 49.62
Yxy19.60, 0.3229, 0.1918
CIE-Lab51.39, 61.00, -37.72
Hunter Lab44.28, 58.88, -39.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 29% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF4ABC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF4ABC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF4ABC

.text { color: #BF4ABC; }
.background { background-color: #BF4ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF4ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 74, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 48%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF4ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 74, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF4ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 74, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF4ABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF4ABC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF4ABC

#B13EAE#9F389B#8F328C#7D2C7A#6A2567#571E55#441842#351334#220C21#0F050F

Tints of #BF4ABC

#C559C1#CB6CC8#D17BCE#D78ED5#DD9DDA#E2ACE0#E8BFE7#EECEED#F4E1F4#FAF0F9

Tones of #BF4ABC

#B752B3#AE5BAB#A664A3#9E6B9D#967395#8D7C8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ABF4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.27:1 AA large only
Against black text4.92:1 AA

Best text color on #BF4ABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF4ABC

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 #BF4ABC: ·

How #BF4ABC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8BA0Deuteranopia · #939C9ATritanopia · #B98B86

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 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF4ABC rather than the exact color:

Frozen Zephyr
#30787E · #BC4DB3 · #BEC666 · #BBD8DB
Vivid Saffron
#415CCB · #9E7AD8 · #C247C6 · #A83C6D
Velvet Ruby Bloom
#572A92 · #CA49BB · #DA7F91 · #E8CAAE
Electric Horizon
#E198DD · #D16BCB · #C440BC · #40173D
Smoky Drift
#83952F · #3799AE · #C74EB2 · #D7E2C0
Ruby Zephyr
#8E1EA2 · #C654C3 · #ED96D7 · #FFC0DE

Similar colors

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

#BC4DB3#C247C6#CA49BB#C440BC#C74EB2#C654C3#C855BC#CC42BC#B957C2#CA41B4#C954C5#C738BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF4ABB  ·  #BF4ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF4ABC?

#BF4ABC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 74, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF4ABC?

#BF4ABC is RGB 191, 74, 188 — HSL 302°, 48%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF4ABC?

Its complement is #4ABF4E; analogous partners are #894ABF and #BF4A81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF4ABC for text?

Black text on #BF4ABC has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.27:1.