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#BF2285 Color

#BF2285 is rgb(191, 34, 133) in RGB, hsl(322, 70%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 30%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF2285
HEX#BF2285
RGBrgb(191, 34, 133)
HSLhsl(322, 70%, 44%)
HSVhsv(322, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 30%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.208 348.1)
LABlab(44.46% 65.24 -15.32)
LCHlch(44.46% 67.01 346.78)

What #BF2285 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 #BF2285, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BF2285 Channel Values

How #BF2285 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 34 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 70% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 82% · Y 30% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.55:1 vs white · 3.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF2285 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 text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF2285 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF2285

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF2285; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BF2285

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF2285.

How #BF2285 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#BF2285
Protanopia#5A5A84
Protanomaly#8E4A85
Deuteranopia#777781
Deuteranomaly#996083
Tritanopia#BA3B3B
Tritanomaly#BC3361
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF2285 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf2285: #BF2285;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF2285;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf2285': '#BF2285' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.133, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_bf2285">#BF2285</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF2285"

More Pink Colors

#BF2285 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF2285 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF2285?

#BF2285 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 34, 133) in RGB and hsl(322, 70%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #BF2285?

#BF2285 is rgb(191, 34, 133) — red 191, green 34, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF2285?

#BF2285 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 30%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF2285 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF2285 scores 5.55:1 against white and 3.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF2285 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF2285 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 4.56, which is very hard to tell apart.

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