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#BF22AF Color

#BF22AF is rgb(191, 34, 175) in RGB, hsl(306, 70%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 8%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF22AF
HEX#BF22AF
RGBrgb(191, 34, 175)
HSLhsl(306, 70%, 44%)
HSVhsv(306, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 8%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.234 333.1)
LABlab(46.09% 69.14 -38.02)
LCHlch(46.09% 78.91 331.19)

What #BF22AF 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 #BF22AF, 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.

#BF22AF Channel Values

How #BF22AF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 70% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 82% · Y 8% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF22AF 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 text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF22AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF22AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF22AF; 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 #BF22AF

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 #BF22AF.

How #BF22AF 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#BF22AF
Protanopia#5A5AAF
Protanomaly#8E4AAF
Deuteranopia#7777AC
Deuteranomaly#9960AD
Tritanopia#B64A4A
Tritanomaly#BA3D7F
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF22AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf22af: #BF22AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF22AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf22af': '#BF22AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.133, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_bf22af">#BF22AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF22AF"

More Pink Colors

#BF22AF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF22AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF22AF?

#BF22AF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 34, 175) in RGB and hsl(306, 70%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #BF22AF?

#BF22AF is rgb(191, 34, 175) — red 191, green 34, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF22AF?

#BF22AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 8%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF22AF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF22AF scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF22AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF22AF 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.64, which is visibly different.

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