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#BF53DF Color

#BF53DF is rgb(191, 83, 223) in RGB, hsl(286, 69%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 63%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF53DF
HEX#BF53DF
RGBrgb(191, 83, 223)
HSLhsl(286, 69%, 60%)
HSVhsv(286, 63%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 63%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.219 317.7)
LABlab(54.31% 58.99 -52.70)
LCHlch(54.31% 79.10 318.22)

What #BF53DF 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 #BF53DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.65Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.3Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.86Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.99Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.26Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BF53DF Channel Values

How #BF53DF 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 83 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 69% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 63% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.81:1 vs white · 5.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF53DF 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF53DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF53DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF53DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BF53DF
Complementary
#73DF53
Analogous
#7853DF
Analogous
#DF53BA
Triadic
#DFBF53
Triadic
#53DFBF
Split comp.
#BADF53
Split comp.
#53DF78

Tints & Shades of #BF53DF

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

#C768E3
#D082E8
#D898EC
#E2B1F1
#EAC7F5
#F4E1F9

Shades

#B230D9
#9923BE
#7E1C9B
#621679
#461056
#2A0934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF53DF.

How #BF53DF 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#BF53DF
Protanopia#7070DF
Protanomaly#9665DF
Deuteranopia#8484DD
Deuteranomaly#9F73DE
Tritanopia#B17272
Tritanomaly#B767A9
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF53DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf53df: #BF53DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF53DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf53df': '#BF53DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.325, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_bf53df">#BF53DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF53DF"

More Purple Colors

#BF53DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BF53DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF53DF?

#BF53DF is a light purple — rgb(191, 83, 223) in RGB and hsl(286, 69%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #BF53DF?

#BF53DF is rgb(191, 83, 223) — red 191, green 83, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF53DF?

#BF53DF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 63%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF53DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF53DF scores 3.81:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF53DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF53DF 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 6.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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