What color is #BF0077?

#BF0077 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Infectious Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF0077?

The RGB value is 191, 0, 119: 191 red, 0 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF0077?

The complementary color is #00BF48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF0077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF0077 color

#BF0077 rgb(191, 0, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF0077 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 0% green and 46.7% blue (191, 0, 119).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 38% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Infectious Love (#BB1177), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#BF0077 color codes

HEX	`#BF0077`
RGB	`rgb(191, 0, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 0%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 38%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.86, 70.17, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.86, 71.04, 351.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.817, 12.412, 18.538)`
Decimal	`12517495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF0077, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BF0077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BF0077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BF0077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf0077; }
.text { color: #bf0077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf0077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 0 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf0077, #bf0018); }

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Questions

What color is #BF0077?: #BF0077 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Infectious Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF0077?: The RGB value is 191, 0, 119: 191 red, 0 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF0077?: The complementary color is #00BF48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF0077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.