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#BF33CC Color

#BF33CC is rgb(191, 51, 204) in RGB, hsl(295, 60%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 75%, 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 5.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF33CC
HEX#BF33CC
RGBrgb(191, 51, 204)
HSLhsl(295, 60%, 50%)
HSVhsv(295, 75%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 75%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.24 324.2)
LABlab(49.04% 68.10 -50.25)
LCHlch(49.04% 84.63 323.57)

What #BF33CC 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 #BF33CC, 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.

#BF33CC Channel Values

How #BF33CC 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 51 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 60% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 75% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF33CC 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 text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF33CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF33CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF33CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BF33CC

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 #BF33CC.

How #BF33CC 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#BF33CC
Protanopia#6060CC
Protanomaly#9051CC
Deuteranopia#7A7ACA
Deuteranomaly#9A65CB
Tritanopia#B35B5B
Tritanomaly#B84E96
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF33CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf33cc: #BF33CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF33CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf33cc': '#BF33CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.200, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_bf33cc">#BF33CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF33CC"

More Pink Colors

#BF33CC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF33CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF33CC?

#BF33CC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 51, 204) in RGB and hsl(295, 60%, 50%) 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 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #BF33CC?

#BF33CC is rgb(191, 51, 204) — red 191, green 51, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF33CC?

#BF33CC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 75%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF33CC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF33CC scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF33CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF33CC 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 14.05, which is visibly different.

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