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#BF79FD

#BF79FD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 47.5% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 272°, with 97% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.85:1 Fail
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7.37:1 AAA
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2.85:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.37:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BF79FD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BF79FD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BF79FD?

#BF79FD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 47.5% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 272°, with 97% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BF79FD in RGB?

#BF79FD is rgb(191, 121, 253): 191 red, 121 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BF79FD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(25, 52, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BF79FD?

PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BF79FD?

Its complement #5FAC1B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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