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#BF15CB Color

#BF15CB is rgb(191, 21, 203) in RGB, hsl(296, 81%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 90%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF15CB
HEX#BF15CB
RGBrgb(191, 21, 203)
HSLhsl(296, 81%, 44%)
HSVhsv(296, 90%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 90%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.261 325)
LABlab(46.64% 74.52 -53.49)
LCHlch(46.64% 91.74 324.33)

What #BF15CB 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 #BF15CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.97Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.36Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.43Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.68Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.87Mauveine#8D029BΔE 19.63

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

#BF15CB Channel Values

How #BF15CB 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 21 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 81% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 90% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF15CB 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 text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF15CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF15CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF15CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BF15CB
Complementary
#21CB15
Analogous
#6415CB
Analogous
#CB157C
Triadic
#CBBF15
Triadic
#15CBBF
Split comp.
#7CCB15
Split comp.
#15CB64

Tints & Shades of #BF15CB

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

#DB21E8
#E042EB
#E667EF
#EC8CF3
#F2B1F7
#F7D1FA

Shades

#A512AF
#8F1098
#750D7D
#5B0A61
#410745
#2B052E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF15CB.

How #BF15CB 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#BF15CB
Protanopia#5757CB
Protanomaly#8D45CB
Deuteranopia#7575C9
Deuteranomaly#985DCA
Tritanopia#B25151
Tritanomaly#B74192
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF15CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf15cb: #BF15CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF15CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf15cb': '#BF15CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.082, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_bf15cb">#BF15CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF15CB"

More Pink Colors

#BF15CB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BF15CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF15CB?

#BF15CB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 21, 203) in RGB and hsl(296, 81%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #BF15CB?

#BF15CB is rgb(191, 21, 203) — red 191, green 21, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF15CB?

#BF15CB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 90%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF15CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF15CB scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF15CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF15CB 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 16.68, which is visibly different.

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