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#BF63AB Color

#BF63AB is rgb(191, 99, 171) in RGB, hsl(313, 42%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 10%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF63AB
HEX#BF63AB
RGBrgb(191, 99, 171)
HSLhsl(313, 42%, 57%)
HSVhsv(313, 48%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 10%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.147 336)
LABlab(55.08% 44.60 -21.80)
LCHlch(55.08% 49.64 333.96)

What #BF63AB 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 #BF63AB, 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.

#BF63AB Channel Values

How #BF63AB 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 99 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 42% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 48% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 10% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.76:1 vs white · 5.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF63AB 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 text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF63AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF63AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF63AB; 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 #BF63AB

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 #BF63AB.

How #BF63AB 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#BF63AB
Protanopia#7979AB
Protanomaly#9A71AB
Deuteranopia#8A8AA9
Deuteranomaly#A27DAA
Tritanopia#B96F6F
Tritanomaly#BB6B8B
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF63AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf63ab: #BF63AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF63AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf63ab': '#BF63AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.388, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_bf63ab">#BF63AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF63AB"

More Pink Colors

#BF63AB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF63AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF63AB?

#BF63AB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 99, 171) in RGB and hsl(313, 42%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #BF63AB?

#BF63AB is rgb(191, 99, 171) — red 191, green 99, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF63AB?

#BF63AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 10%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF63AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF63AB scores 3.76:1 against white and 5.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF63AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF63AB 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 16.49, which is visibly different.

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