Palettes / Colors / #BF7AFE

#BF7AFE — Light Vivid Purple

#BF7AFE 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 #BF7AFE 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.

#BF7AFE 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 #BBFE7B; it also sits naturally between #7D7BFE and #FE7BFC. 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 48% · Blue 100%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF7AFE

.text { color: #BF7AFE; }
.background { background-color: #BF7AFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF7AFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 122, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 99%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF7AFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 122, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF7AFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 122, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF7AFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF7AFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBFE7B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF7AFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF7AFE

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 #BF7AFE 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 #BF7AFE 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

← #BF7AFD  ·  #BF7AFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF7AFE?

#BF7AFE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 122, 254). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF7AFE?

#BF7AFE is RGB 191, 122, 254 — HSL 271°, 99%, 74% — CMYK 25%, 52%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BF7AFE?

Its complement is #BBFE7B; analogous partners are #7D7BFE and #FE7BFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF7AFE for text?

Black text on #BF7AFE has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.