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#BF91C2 — Light Dusty Pink

#BF91C2 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BF91C2 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.

#BF91C2 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 #93C18F; it also sits naturally between #A58FC1 and #C18FAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF91C2 · RGB 191, 145, 194

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Color values

HEX#BF91C2
RGB191, 145, 194
HSL296°, 29%, 66%
HSV296°, 25%, 76%
CMYK2%, 25%, 0%, 24%
XYZ41.35, 35.22, 55.66
Yxy35.22, 0.3127, 0.2664
CIE-Lab65.92, 25.75, -18.67
Hunter Lab59.35, 24.05, -17.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 57% · Blue 76%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF91C2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF91C2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF91C2

.text { color: #BF91C2; }
.background { background-color: #BF91C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF91C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 145, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 29%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF91C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 145, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF91C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 145, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF91C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF91C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF91C2

#B37BB7#A768AC#96559B#834A87#703F73#5D355F#492A4C#331D35#201221#0D070D

Tints of #BF91C2

#C499C7#CAA3CC#CFADD2#D5B7D7#DBC0DD#E0CAE2#E6D4E7#ECDEED#F2E8F2#F7F2F8

Tones of #BF91C2

#BB93BE#B896BB#B59AB7#B19EB3#AEA1AF#ABA5AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93C18F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.61:1 Fails
Against black text8.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #BF91C2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF91C2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BF91C2: ·

How #BF91C2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ABABB6Deuteranopia · #AEB1B3Tritanopia · #BDADAB

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF91C2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Honey Ruby Solace
#99B37C · #53B390 · #515976 · #C68FC8
Gentle Cascade
#4E4B71 · #BA99BD · #B46D81 · #7F5E35
Dreamy Ruby Harbor
#C68FCA · #7A3A49 · #A58F6C · #B4CA9A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BA90C6#BE8ABF#B692C2#C68FC8#BA99BD#C68FCA#C689C6#C689BD#BB9CC0#BC8BCC#C69AC8#C187CA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF91C1  ·  #BF91C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF91C2?

#BF91C2 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 145, 194). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF91C2?

#BF91C2 is RGB 191, 145, 194 — HSL 296°, 29%, 66% — CMYK 2%, 25%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BF91C2?

Its complement is #93C18F; analogous partners are #A58FC1 and #C18FAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF91C2 for text?

Black text on #BF91C2 has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.