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#BF4FA0 — Muted Pink

#BF4FA0 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 #BF4FA0 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.

#BF4FA0 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 #4FBF6F; it also sits naturally between #A74FBF and #BF4F67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF4FA0 · RGB 191, 79, 160

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Color values

HEX#BF4FA0
RGB191, 79, 160
HSL317°, 47%, 53%
HSV317°, 59%, 75%
CMYK0%, 59%, 16%, 25%
XYZ30.63, 19.21, 35.35
Yxy19.21, 0.3595, 0.2255
CIE-Lab50.93, 54.31, -22.07
Hunter Lab43.83, 51.19, -20.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 31% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 16% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF4FA0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF4FA0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF4FA0

.text { color: #BF4FA0; }
.background { background-color: #BF4FA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF4FA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 79, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 47%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF4FA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 79, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF4FA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 79, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF4FA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF4FA0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF4FA0

#B44193#A13A84#8E3375#7C2D65#6D2759#5A204A#471A3A#34132B#220C1C#0F050C

Tints of #BF4FA0

#C55EA8#CC71B2#D180BA#D68FC2#DDA1CC#E3B0D4#E8BFDC#EDCEE5#F4E1EF#FAF0F7

Tones of #BF4FA0

#B7579C#B05E99#A86795#9F6F92#97788E#907F8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FBF6F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.34:1 AA large only
Against black text4.84:1 AA

Best text color on #BF4FA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF4FA0

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 #BF4FA0: ·

How #BF4FA0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8F8D8CDeuteranopia · #959D88Tritanopia · #B97D7A

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF4FA0 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Cascade
#615CBC · #573280 · #802D89 · #C84EA1
Honey Breeze
#C25197 · #742333 · #954A32 · #705826
Rustic Ruby Ember
#4A5D6E · #9593BF · #695179 · #B551A6
Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173
Cosmic Mirage
#AC3589 · #CA50A9 · #74D491 · #B9E3C3
Misty Ruby Aurora
#C85A9B · #C34255 · #B2512A · #C39F41

Similar colors

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

#C84EA1#C25197#B551A6#B546A1#CA50A9#C85A9B#BB409D#C240A5#B75A97#C75CA6#BC5A94#CE569A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF4F9F  ·  #BF4FA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF4FA0?

#BF4FA0 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 79, 160). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF4FA0?

#BF4FA0 is RGB 191, 79, 160 — HSL 317°, 47%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 16%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF4FA0?

Its complement is #4FBF6F; analogous partners are #A74FBF and #BF4F67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF4FA0 for text?

Black text on #BF4FA0 has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.34:1.