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#BF64D3 — Purple

#BF64D3 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 #BF64D3 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.

#BF64D3 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #78D364; it also sits naturally between #8764D3 and #D364B0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF64D3 · RGB 191, 100, 211

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Color values

HEX#BF64D3
RGB191, 100, 211
HSL289°, 56%, 61%
HSV289°, 53%, 83%
CMYK9%, 53%, 0%, 17%
XYZ37.80, 24.89, 64.44
Yxy24.89, 0.2973, 0.1958
CIE-Lab56.97, 53.16, -42.10
Hunter Lab49.89, 51.39, -46.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 39% · Blue 83%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF64D3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF64D3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF64D3

.text { color: #BF64D3; }
.background { background-color: #BF64D3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF64D3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 100, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 56%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF64D3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 100, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF64D3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 100, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF64D3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF64D3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF64D3

#B54CCD#AD38C7#9831AF#832B97#722583#5D1E6B#491854#34113C#230B28#0E0410

Tints of #BF64D3

#C574D8#CA80DB#D190E0#D69CE3#DCABE7#E1B7EB#E8C7EF#EDD3F3#F3E3F7#F8EFFB

Tones of #BF64D3

#BA6CCB#B574C3#B07CBB#AB84B3#A68CAB#A194A4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #78D364:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.51:1 AA large only
Against black text5.98:1 AA

Best text color on #BF64D3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF64D3

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 #BF64D3: ·

How #BF64D3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9897B8Deuteranopia · #9DA4B2Tritanopia · #BAA39E

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF64D3 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Ember
#294179 · #7758D0 · #C063D5 · #94286A
Honey Mosaic
#602589 · #C266D6 · #67B631 · #C9E4B3
Silent Saffron
#7C207B · #BF5FD6 · #4BD14C · #A5E0A3
Dusty Ruby Voyage
#31771D · #5CD44C · #C065DA · #E0C9EE
Smoky Ruby Breeze
#A69836 · #35A295 · #C169CE · #E9E3D0
Burning Twilight
#89AECF · #3841A2 · #7F5EBC · #BC6CD2

Similar colors

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

#C063D5#C266D6#BF5FD6#C065DA#C169CE#BC6CD2#C66AD2#B667CE#B867DB#C06ADD#C65BCF#BC5ACC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF64D2  ·  #BF64D4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF64D3?

#BF64D3 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 100, 211). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF64D3?

#BF64D3 is RGB 191, 100, 211 — HSL 289°, 56%, 61% — CMYK 9%, 53%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BF64D3?

Its complement is #78D364; analogous partners are #8764D3 and #D364B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF64D3 for text?

Black text on #BF64D3 has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.51:1.