Palettes / Colors / #BF74C8

#BF74C8 — Muted Pink

#BF74C8 is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#BF74C8 is a cool 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 #7DC874; it also sits naturally between #9674C8 and #C874A6. 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 78%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF74C8

.text { color: #BF74C8; }
.background { background-color: #BF74C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF74C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 116, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 43%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF74C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 116, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF74C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 116, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF74C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF74C8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF74C8

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Tones of #BF74C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DC874:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF74C8: #000000.

How #BF74C8 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 #BF74C8 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

← #BF74C7  ·  #BF74C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF74C8?

#BF74C8 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 116, 200). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF74C8?

#BF74C8 is RGB 191, 116, 200 — HSL 294°, 43%, 62% — CMYK 4%, 42%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #BF74C8?

Its complement is #7DC874; analogous partners are #9674C8 and #C874A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF74C8 for text?

Black text on #BF74C8 has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.21:1.