Palettes / Colors / #BF8FFC

#BF8FFC — Light Vivid Purple

#BF8FFC is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BF8FFC 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.

#BF8FFC 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 #CCFC8D; it also sits naturally between #8D94FC and #F58DFC. 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 56% · Blue 99%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF8FFC

.text { color: #BF8FFC; }
.background { background-color: #BF8FFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF8FFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 143, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 95%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF8FFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 143, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF8FFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 143, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF8FFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF8FFC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFC8D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF8FFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF8FFC

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 #BF8FFC 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 #BF8FFC 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

← #BF8FFB  ·  #BF8FFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF8FFC?

#BF8FFC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 143, 252). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF8FFC?

#BF8FFC is RGB 191, 143, 252 — HSL 266°, 95%, 77% — CMYK 24%, 43%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BF8FFC?

Its complement is #CCFC8D; analogous partners are #8D94FC and #F58DFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF8FFC for text?

Black text on #BF8FFC has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.