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#BF369F Color

#BF369F is rgb(191, 54, 159) in RGB, hsl(314, 56%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 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 3.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF369F
HEX#BF369F
RGBrgb(191, 54, 159)
HSLhsl(314, 56%, 48%)
HSVhsv(314, 72%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 17%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.204 338.9)
LABlab(47.41% 62.04 -26.48)
LCHlch(47.41% 67.45 336.88)

What #BF369F 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 #BF369F, 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.

#BF369F Channel Values

How #BF369F 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 54 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 56% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 72% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 17% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.95:1 vs white · 4.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF369F 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 text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF369F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF369F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF369F; 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 #BF369F

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 #BF369F.

How #BF369F 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#BF369F
Protanopia#61619F
Protanomaly#90539F
Deuteranopia#7B7B9C
Deuteranomaly#9B669D
Tritanopia#B84E4E
Tritanomaly#BB4577
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF369F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf369f: #BF369F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF369F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf369f': '#BF369F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.212, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_bf369f">#BF369F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF369F"

More Pink Colors

#BF369F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF369F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF369F?

#BF369F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 54, 159) in RGB and hsl(314, 56%, 48%) 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 3.95.

What is the RGB value of #BF369F?

#BF369F is rgb(191, 54, 159) — red 191, green 54, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF369F?

#BF369F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 17%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF369F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF369F scores 4.95:1 against white and 4.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF369F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF369F 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 14.7, which is visibly different.

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