Palettes / Colors / #BF9FFD

#BF9FFD — Light Vivid Purple

#BF9FFD is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#BF9FFD 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 #DEFDA0; it also sits naturally between #A0B0FD and #EEA0FD. 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 62% · Blue 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF9FFD

.text { color: #BF9FFD; }
.background { background-color: #BF9FFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF9FFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 159, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 96%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF9FFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 159, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF9FFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 159, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF9FFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF9FFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF9FFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEFDA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF9FFD: #000000.

How #BF9FFD 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 #BF9FFD 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 #BF9FFD?

#BF9FFD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 191, 159, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF9FFD?

#BF9FFD is RGB 191, 159, 253 — HSL 260°, 96%, 81% — CMYK 25%, 37%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BF9FFD?

Its complement is #DEFDA0; analogous partners are #A0B0FD and #EEA0FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF9FFD for text?

Black text on #BF9FFD has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.