Palettes / Colors / #BF8FFF

#BF8FFF — Light Vivid Purple

#BF8FFF 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 #BF8FFF 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.

#BF8FFF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEFF8F; it also sits naturally between #8F96FF and #F88FFF. 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 100%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF8FFF

.text { color: #BF8FFF; }
.background { background-color: #BF8FFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF8FFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 143, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF8FFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 143, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF8FFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 143, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF8FFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF8FFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEFF8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF8FFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF8FFF

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 #BF8FFF 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 #BF8FFF 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

← #BF8FFE  ·  #BF9000 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF8FFF?

#BF8FFF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 143, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF8FFF?

#BF8FFF is RGB 191, 143, 255 — HSL 266°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 25%, 44%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BF8FFF?

Its complement is #CEFF8F; analogous partners are #8F96FF and #F88FFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF8FFF for text?

Black text on #BF8FFF has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.