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#BF6991 Color

#BF6991 is rgb(191, 105, 145) in RGB, hsl(332, 40%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF6991
HEX#BF6991
RGBrgb(191, 105, 145)
HSLhsl(332, 40%, 58%)
HSVhsv(332, 45%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.119 351.8)
LABlab(55.52% 38.66 -6.03)
LCHlch(55.52% 39.13 351.13)

What #BF6991 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 #BF6991, 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.

#BF6991 Channel Values

How #BF6991 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 105 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 40% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 45% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 24% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.72:1 vs white · 5.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF6991 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 text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF6991

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF6991; 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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Tints & Shades of #BF6991

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 #BF6991.

How #BF6991 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#BF6991
Protanopia#7D7D91
Protanomaly#9C7691
Deuteranopia#8D8D8E
Deuteranomaly#A38090
Tritanopia#BC6F6F
Tritanomaly#BD6D7E
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF6991 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf6991: #BF6991;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF6991;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf6991': '#BF6991' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.412, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_bf6991">#BF6991</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF6991"

More Pink Colors

#BF6991 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF6991 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF6991?

#BF6991 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 105, 145) in RGB and hsl(332, 40%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.85.

What is the RGB value of #BF6991?

#BF6991 is rgb(191, 105, 145) — red 191, green 105, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF6991?

#BF6991 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF6991 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF6991 scores 3.72:1 against white and 5.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF6991 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF6991 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 11.27, which is visibly different.

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