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#BF92B5 Color

#BF92B5 is rgb(191, 146, 181) in RGB, hsl(313, 26%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 5%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF92B5
HEX#BF92B5
RGBrgb(191, 146, 181)
HSLhsl(313, 26%, 66%)
HSVhsv(313, 24%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 5%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.072 334.3)
LABlab(65.75% 21.77 -11.46)
LCHlch(65.75% 24.61 332.24)

What #BF92B5 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 #BF92B5, 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.

#BF92B5 Channel Values

How #BF92B5 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 146 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 26% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 24% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 5% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF92B5 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF92B5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF92B5; 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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Tints & Shades of #BF92B5

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 #BF92B5.

How #BF92B5 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#BF92B5
Protanopia#9B9BB5
Protanomaly#AB97B5
Deuteranopia#A3A3B4
Deuteranomaly#AF9CB4
Tritanopia#BB9797
Tritanomaly#BD95A4
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF92B5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf92b5: #BF92B5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF92B5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf92b5': '#BF92B5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.573, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_bf92b5">#BF92B5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF92B5"

More Pink Colors

#BF92B5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF92B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF92B5?

#BF92B5 is a light pink — rgb(191, 146, 181) in RGB and hsl(313, 26%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #BF92B5?

#BF92B5 is rgb(191, 146, 181) — red 191, green 146, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF92B5?

#BF92B5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 5%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF92B5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF92B5 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF92B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF92B5 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 15.59, which is visibly different.

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