Palettes / Colors / #BF7AFF

#BF7AFF — Light Vivid Purple

#BF7AFF 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 #BF7AFF 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.

#BF7AFF 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 #BAFF7A; it also sits naturally between #7D7AFF and #FF7AFD. 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 #BF7AFF

.text { color: #BF7AFF; }
.background { background-color: #BF7AFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF7AFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 122, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 100%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF7AFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 122, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF7AFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 122, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF7AFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF7AFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAFF7A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF7AFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF7AFF

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 #BF7AFF 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 #BF7AFF 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

← #BF7AFE  ·  #BF7B00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF7AFF?

#BF7AFF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 122, 255). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF7AFF?

#BF7AFF is RGB 191, 122, 255 — HSL 271°, 100%, 74% — CMYK 25%, 52%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BF7AFF?

Its complement is #BAFF7A; analogous partners are #7D7AFF and #FF7AFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF7AFF for text?

Black text on #BF7AFF has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.