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#BF02CF

#bf02cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf02cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 0.78% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 99.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 295.32°, with 98.09% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #bf02cf
  2. #12cf02

Split complementary

  1. #bf02cf
  2. #78cf02
  3. #02cf59

Analogous

  1. #5902cf
  2. #bf02cf
  3. #cf0278

Triadic

  1. #bf02cf
  2. #cfbf02
  3. #02cfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf02cf
  2. #cf0212
  3. #12cf02
  4. #02cfbf

Square

  1. #bf02cf
  2. #cf5902
  3. #12cf02
  4. #0278cf

Monochromatic

  1. #330137
  2. #790183
  3. #bf02cf
  4. #ec21fd
  5. #f26cfe

Shades

#bf02cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf02cf
  2. #ac02ba
  3. #9902a6
  4. #860191
  5. #73017c
  6. #600168
  7. #4c0153
  8. #39013e
  9. #260029
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf02cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf02cf
  2. #c51bd4
  3. #cc35d9
  4. #d24edd
  5. #d967e2
  6. #df81e7
  7. #e59aec
  8. #ecb3f1
  9. #f2ccf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf02cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf02cf
  2. #b90fc7
  3. #b21bbf
  4. #ac28b7
  5. #a634af
  6. #a041a8
  7. #994ea0
  8. #935a98
  9. #8d6790
  10. #867388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95569e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f74cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c24079 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764dd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c132a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf02cf {
  color: #bf02cf;
}
Background
.bg-bf02cf {
  background-color: #bf02cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf02cf {
  border: 2px solid #bf02cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf02cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 2 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf02cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf02cf, #cf0278);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf02cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 2 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.55 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.55 #40fd30 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bf02cf  rgb(191, 2, 207)  hsl(295, 98%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#12cf02  rgb(18, 207, 2)  hsl(115, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfbf02  rgb(207, 191, 2)  hsl(55, 98%, 41%)  Citrine
#02cfbf  rgb(2, 207, 191)  hsl(175, 98%, 41%)  Turquoise