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#BF04DC Color

#BF04DC is rgb(191, 4, 220) in RGB, hsl(292, 96%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 98%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF04DC
HEX#BF04DC
RGBrgb(191, 4, 220)
HSLhsl(292, 96%, 44%)
HSVhsv(292, 98%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 98%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.278 320.8)
LABlab(47.00% 78.21 -62.69)
LCHlch(47.00% 100.23 321.29)

What #BF04DC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BF04DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.11Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.82Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.18Phlox#DF00FFΔE 14.32Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 14.98Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 17.15

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BF04DC Channel Values

How #BF04DC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 191 · G 4 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 96% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 98% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF04DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF04DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF04DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF04DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BF04DC
Complementary
#21DC04
Analogous
#5304DC
Analogous
#DC048D
Triadic
#DCBF04
Triadic
#04DCBF
Split comp.
#8DDC04
Split comp.
#04DC53

Tints & Shades of #BF04DC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DB0FFA
#E032FB
#E65AFC
#EC82FC
#F2AAFD
#F7CDFE

Shades

#A504BE
#8F03A5
#750387
#5B0269
#41024B
#2B0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF04DC.

How #BF04DC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BF04DC
Protanopia#5555DC
Protanomaly#8C42DC
Deuteranopia#7474DA
Deuteranomaly#985BDB
Tritanopia#AF5555
Tritanomaly#B6429E
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF04DC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bf04dc: #BF04DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF04DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf04dc': '#BF04DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.016, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_bf04dc">#BF04DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF04DC"

More Pink Colors

#BF04DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BF04DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF04DC?

#BF04DC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 4, 220) in RGB and hsl(292, 96%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #BF04DC?

#BF04DC is rgb(191, 4, 220) — red 191, green 4, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF04DC?

#BF04DC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 98%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF04DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF04DC scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF04DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF04DC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.18, which is visibly different.

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