Palettes / Colors / #BF92C8

#BF92C8 — Light Muted Pink

#BF92C8 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BF92C8 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.

#BF92C8 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 #9BC892; it also sits naturally between #A492C8 and #C892B6. 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 57% · Blue 78%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF92C8

.text { color: #BF92C8; }
.background { background-color: #BF92C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF92C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 146, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 33%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF92C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 146, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF92C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 146, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF92C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF92C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BC892:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF92C8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF92C8

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 #BF92C8 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 #BF92C8 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF92C8?

#BF92C8 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 146, 200). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF92C8?

#BF92C8 is RGB 191, 146, 200 — HSL 290°, 33%, 68% — CMYK 4%, 27%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #BF92C8?

Its complement is #9BC892; analogous partners are #A492C8 and #C892B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF92C8 for text?

Black text on #BF92C8 has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.