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#BF4BE2 — Purple

#BF4BE2 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BF4BE2 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.

#BF4BE2 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 #6EE24B; it also sits naturally between #734BE2 and #E24BBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF4BE2 · RGB 191, 75, 226

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Color values

HEX#BF4BE2
RGB191, 75, 226
HSL286°, 72%, 59%
HSV286°, 67%, 89%
CMYK15%, 67%, 0%, 11%
XYZ37.73, 21.60, 74.13
Yxy21.60, 0.2827, 0.1618
CIE-Lab53.60, 67.47, -55.95
Hunter Lab46.48, 67.11, -67.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 29% · Blue 89%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF4BE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF4BE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF4BE2

.text { color: #BF4BE2; }
.background { background-color: #BF4BE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF4BE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 75, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 72%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF4BE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 75, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF4BE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 75, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF4BE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF4BE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF4BE2

#B735DE#A922D3#981FBD#831AA2#71178C#5C1372#4A0F5C#350B42#23072C#0E0312

Tints of #BF4BE2

#C55DE5#CA6AE7#D07BEA#D68DEC#DC9FEF#E1ACF1#E7BDF4#EECFF7#F2DCF9#F9EDFC

Tones of #BF4BE2

#B956D7#B361CC#AD6CC1#A876B7#A280AC#9C8CA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EE24B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.95:1 AA large only
Against black text5.32:1 AA

Best text color on #BF4BE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF4BE2

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 #BF4BE2: ·

How #BF4BE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8D8CBDDeuteranopia · #949CB5Tritanopia · #B9A19A

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 #BF4BE2 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Cinder
#C1971D · #1EC79C · #BD4DE4 · #EADAB0
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Lucky Ruby Aurora
#9B7819 · #43E1B6 · #BC53E3 · #F0EAC7
Mellow Breeze
#E5B7F1 · #BC4BD8 · #69177D · #491656
Hidden Ruby Bloom
#BA52DB · #D82894 · #DB413F · #DEA640
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415

Similar colors

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

#BD4DE4#C147E9#BC53E3#BC4BD8#BA52DB#CC4AE0#B958E2#C949D7#BC44D5#C74DD5#C94EEF#B44DEF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF4BE1  ·  #BF4BE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF4BE2?

#BF4BE2 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 75, 226). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF4BE2?

#BF4BE2 is RGB 191, 75, 226 — HSL 286°, 72%, 59% — CMYK 15%, 67%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BF4BE2?

Its complement is #6EE24B; analogous partners are #734BE2 and #E24BBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF4BE2 for text?

Black text on #BF4BE2 has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.