Palettes / Colors / #BF64D9

#BF64D9 — Purple

#BF64D9 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 #BF64D9 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.

#BF64D9 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 #7DD963; it also sits naturally between #8463D9 and #D963B8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 39% · Blue 85%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF64D9

.text { color: #BF64D9; }
.background { background-color: #BF64D9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF64D9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 100, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 61%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF64D9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 100, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF64D9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 100, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF64D9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF64D9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF64D9

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Tones of #BF64D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DD963:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF64D9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF64D9

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:

How #BF64D9 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF64D9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF64D8  ·  #BF64DA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF64D9?

#BF64D9 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 100, 217). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF64D9?

#BF64D9 is RGB 191, 100, 217 — HSL 287°, 61%, 62% — CMYK 12%, 54%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BF64D9?

Its complement is #7DD963; analogous partners are #8463D9 and #D963B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF64D9 for text?

Black text on #BF64D9 has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.48:1.