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#BF78BF Color

#BF78BF is rgb(191, 120, 191) in RGB, hsl(300, 36%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), visibly different at ΔE 10.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF78BF
HEX#BF78BF
RGBrgb(191, 120, 191)
HSLhsl(300, 36%, 61%)
HSVhsv(300, 37%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.129 326.9)
LABlab(60.08% 36.72 -25.61)
LCHlch(60.08% 44.77 325.10)

What #BF78BF 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 #BF78BF, 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.

#BF78BF Channel Values

How #BF78BF 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 120 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 36% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 37% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF78BF 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF78BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF78BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF78BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BF78BF

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 #BF78BF.

How #BF78BF 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#BF78BF
Protanopia#8888BF
Protanomaly#A182BF
Deuteranopia#9494BD
Deuteranomaly#A78ABE
Tritanopia#B88484
Tritanomaly#BB7F9F
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF78BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf78bf: #BF78BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF78BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf78bf': '#BF78BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.471, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_bf78bf">#BF78BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF78BF"

More Pink Colors

#BF78BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF78BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF78BF?

#BF78BF is a light pink — rgb(191, 120, 191) in RGB and hsl(300, 36%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.05.

What is the RGB value of #BF78BF?

#BF78BF is rgb(191, 120, 191) — red 191, green 120, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF78BF?

#BF78BF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF78BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF78BF scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF78BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF78BF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.07, which is visibly different.

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