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#BF63AA — Muted Pink

#BF63AA 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 #BF63AA 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.

#BF63AA 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 #63BF79; it also sits naturally between #A763BF and #BF637C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF63AA · RGB 191, 99, 170

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Color values

HEX#BF63AA
RGB191, 99, 170
HSL314°, 42%, 57%
HSV314°, 48%, 75%
CMYK0%, 48%, 11%, 25%
XYZ33.20, 22.90, 40.70
Yxy22.90, 0.3430, 0.2366
CIE-Lab54.97, 46.23, -21.71
Hunter Lab47.86, 43.33, -20.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 39% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 11% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF63AA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF63AA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF63AA

.text { color: #BF63AA; }
.background { background-color: #BF63AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF63AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 99, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 42%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF63AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 99, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF63AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 99, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF63AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF63AA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF63AA

#B851A0#A74490#943D80#823570#702E61#5B254E#481E3E#36162F#210D1C#0E060C

Tints of #BF63AA

#C572B2#CB80BA#D18FC2#D79DCA#DDACD1#E1B7D7#E7C5DF#EDD4E7#F3E2EF#F9F1F7

Tones of #BF63AA

#B96AA6#B270A3#AC779F#A57E9C#9F8498#988B95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #63BF79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.76:1 AA large only
Against black text5.58:1 AA

Best text color on #BF63AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF63AA

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 #BF63AA: ·

How #BF63AA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #979699Deuteranopia · #9DA395Tritanopia · #BA8B88

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF63AA rather than the exact color:

Honey Horizon
#9FC1A2 · #9AB4B9 · #705DB5 · #BD69A6
Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6
Vivid Ruby Harbor
#AA53C0 · #BE6AAE · #843555 · #C35B5C
Tender Ruby Horizon
#5E906A · #62838E · #988ABF · #BB62A1
Lucky Garden
#669B9A · #9693C0 · #BF6AB1 · #8F6859
Wild Ruby Cascade
#9AB490 · #6DA29B · #9A9AB9 · #B95BAC

Similar colors

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

#BD69A6#C562AF#BE6AAE#BB62A1#BF6AB1#B95BAC#C75CA6#B86BB1#C768A0#BC6BB6#CD65B4#CA5F9D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF63A9  ·  #BF63AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF63AA?

#BF63AA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 99, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF63AA?

#BF63AA is RGB 191, 99, 170 — HSL 314°, 42%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 11%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF63AA?

Its complement is #63BF79; analogous partners are #A763BF and #BF637C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF63AA for text?

Black text on #BF63AA has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.76:1.