Palettes / Colors / #BF73BC

#BF73BC — Muted Pink

#BF73BC is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#BF73BC 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 #73BF76; it also sits naturally between #9C73BF and #BF7396. 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 45% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF73BC

.text { color: #BF73BC; }
.background { background-color: #BF73BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF73BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 115, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 37%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF73BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 115, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF73BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 115, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF73BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF73BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #73BF76:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF73BC: #000000.

How #BF73BC 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 #BF73BC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF73BC?

#BF73BC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 115, 188). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF73BC?

#BF73BC is RGB 191, 115, 188 — HSL 302°, 37%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF73BC?

Its complement is #73BF76; analogous partners are #9C73BF and #BF7396. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF73BC for text?

Black text on #BF73BC has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.