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#BF2BBF Color

#BF2BBF is rgb(191, 43, 191) in RGB, hsl(300, 63%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF2BBF
HEX#BF2BBF
RGBrgb(191, 43, 191)
HSLhsl(300, 63%, 46%)
HSVhsv(300, 77%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.238 328.1)
LABlab(47.60% 68.76 -45.02)
LCHlch(47.60% 82.19 326.79)

What #BF2BBF 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 #BF2BBF, 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.

#BF2BBF Channel Values

How #BF2BBF 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 43 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 63% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 77% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.87:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF2BBF 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 text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF2BBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF2BBF; 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 #BF2BBF

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 #BF2BBF.

How #BF2BBF 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#BF2BBF
Protanopia#5D5DBF
Protanomaly#8F4DBF
Deuteranopia#7878BD
Deuteranomaly#9A62BE
Tritanopia#B45353
Tritanomaly#B9468C
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF2BBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf2bbf: #BF2BBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF2BBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf2bbf': '#BF2BBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.169, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_bf2bbf">#BF2BBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF2BBF"

More Pink Colors

#BF2BBF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF2BBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF2BBF?

#BF2BBF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 43, 191) in RGB and hsl(300, 63%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #BF2BBF?

#BF2BBF is rgb(191, 43, 191) — red 191, green 43, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF2BBF?

#BF2BBF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF2BBF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF2BBF scores 4.87:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF2BBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF2BBF 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.1, which is visibly different.

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