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#BF319E Color

#BF319E is rgb(191, 49, 158) in RGB, hsl(314, 59%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 17%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF319E
HEX#BF319E
RGBrgb(191, 49, 158)
HSLhsl(314, 59%, 47%)
HSVhsv(314, 74%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 17%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.209 339.1)
LABlab(46.80% 63.51 -26.84)
LCHlch(46.80% 68.95 337.09)

What #BF319E 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 #BF319E, 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.

#BF319E Channel Values

How #BF319E 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 49 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 59% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 74% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 17% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF319E 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 text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF319E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF319E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF319E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BF319E

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 #BF319E.

How #BF319E 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#BF319E
Protanopia#5F5F9E
Protanomaly#90509E
Deuteranopia#79799B
Deuteranomaly#9A649C
Tritanopia#B84B4B
Tritanomaly#BB4275
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF319E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf319e: #BF319E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF319E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf319e': '#BF319E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.192, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_bf319e">#BF319E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF319E"

More Pink Colors

#BF319E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF319E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF319E?

#BF319E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 49, 158) in RGB and hsl(314, 59%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.48.

What is the RGB value of #BF319E?

#BF319E is rgb(191, 49, 158) — red 191, green 49, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF319E?

#BF319E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 17%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF319E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF319E scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF319E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF319E 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 14.23, which is visibly different.

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