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#BF64EF — Light Vivid Purple

#BF64EF is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #BF64EF 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.

#BF64EF 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 #93EF62; it also sits naturally between #7762EF and #EF62D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF64EF · RGB 191, 100, 239

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Color values

HEX#BF64EF
RGB191, 100, 239
HSL279°, 81%, 66%
HSV279°, 58%, 94%
CMYK20%, 58%, 0%, 6%
XYZ41.62, 26.42, 84.57
Yxy26.42, 0.2727, 0.1731
CIE-Lab58.44, 58.85, -55.50
Hunter Lab51.40, 58.24, -66.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 39% · Blue 94%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF64EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF64EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF64EF

.text { color: #BF64EF; }
.background { background-color: #BF64EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF64EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 100, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 81%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF64EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 100, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF64EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 100, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF64EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF64EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF64EF

#B246EC#A62BE9#9517D9#8214BD#6F11A2#5C0E86#490B6A#33084A#20052E#0D0212

Tints of #BF64EF

#C370F0#C97EF1#CF8CF3#D599F4#DAA7F6#E0B5F7#E6C3F9#ECD1FA#F1DFFC#F7EDFD

Tones of #BF64EF

#BA6CE4#B776DB#B480D0#B18AC7#AE94BC#AB9EB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93EF62:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.34:1 AA large only
Against black text6.28:1 AA

Best text color on #BF64EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF64EF

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 #BF64EF: ·

How #BF64EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9897CDDeuteranopia · #9DA4C5Tritanopia · #BAB3AD

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF64EF rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Dusty Whisper
#BA68EE · #5A1287 · #4B0F71 · #2D0943
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Palette 000000
#000000 · #52057B · #892CDC · #BC6FF1
Misty Ruby Meadow
#72BEED · #3153E2 · #522BD0 · #B961E5
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B

Similar colors

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

#C260EF#BA68EE#C65FEC#BC6FF1#B961E5#B96FE7#B460E5#C664DF#CF6BED#B767FF#B771E5#CE6EEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF64EE  ·  #BF64F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF64EF?

#BF64EF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 100, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF64EF?

#BF64EF is RGB 191, 100, 239 — HSL 279°, 81%, 66% — CMYK 20%, 58%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BF64EF?

Its complement is #93EF62; analogous partners are #7762EF and #EF62D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF64EF for text?

Black text on #BF64EF has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.