Palettes / Colors / #BF70FF

#BF70FF — Light Vivid Purple

#BF70FF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#BF70FF 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 #B0FF70; it also sits naturally between #7770FF and #FF70F8. 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 44% · Blue 100%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #BF70FF

.text { color: #BF70FF; }
.background { background-color: #BF70FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF70FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 112, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF70FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 112, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF70FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 112, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF70FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF70FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF70FF

Tints of #BF70FF

Tones of #BF70FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0FF70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF70FF: #000000.

How #BF70FF 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 #BF70FF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF70FE  ·  #BF7100 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF70FF?

#BF70FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 112, 255). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF70FF?

#BF70FF is RGB 191, 112, 255 — HSL 273°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 25%, 56%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BF70FF?

Its complement is #B0FF70; analogous partners are #7770FF and #FF70F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF70FF for text?

Black text on #BF70FF has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.01:1.