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#BF457A Color

#BF457A is rgb(191, 69, 122) in RGB, hsl(334, 49%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 36%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia Rose (#C74375), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF457A
HEX#BF457A
RGBrgb(191, 69, 122)
HSLhsl(334, 49%, 51%)
HSVhsv(334, 64%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 36%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.164 356.7)
LABlab(48.31% 53.10 -2.93)
LCHlch(48.31% 53.18 356.85)

What #BF457A 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 #BF457A, 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.

#BF457A Channel Values

How #BF457A 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 69 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 49% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 64% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 36% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF457A 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 text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF457A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF457A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF457A; 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 #BF457A

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 #BF457A.

How #BF457A 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#BF457A
Protanopia#686879
Protanomaly#935C7A
Deuteranopia#7F7F76
Deuteranomaly#9D6C78
Tritanopia#BC4E4E
Tritanomaly#BD4B63
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF457A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf457a: #BF457A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF457A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf457a': '#BF457A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.271, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_bf457a">#BF457A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF457A"

More Pink Colors

#BF457A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF457A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF457A?

#BF457A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 69, 122) in RGB and hsl(334, 49%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia Rose (#C74375), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #BF457A?

#BF457A is rgb(191, 69, 122) — red 191, green 69, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF457A?

#BF457A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 36%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF457A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF457A scores 4.83:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF457A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF457A 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 15.34, which is visibly different.

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