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#BF04CB

#bf04cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf04cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 1.57% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 98.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 296.38°, with 96.14% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.44.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1547

Complementary

  1. #bf04cb
  2. #10cb04

Split complementary

  1. #bf04cb
  2. #74cb04
  3. #04cb5b

Analogous

  1. #5b04cb
  2. #bf04cb
  3. #cb0474

Triadic

  1. #bf04cb
  2. #cbbf04
  3. #04cbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf04cb
  2. #cb0410
  3. #10cb04
  4. #04cbbf

Square

  1. #bf04cb
  2. #cb5b04
  3. #10cb04
  4. #0474cb

Monochromatic

  1. #320135
  2. #780380
  3. #bf04cb
  4. #ed21fb
  5. #f36cfc

Shades

#bf04cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf04cb
  2. #ac04b7
  3. #9903a2
  4. #86038e
  5. #73027a
  6. #600266
  7. #4c0251
  8. #39013d
  9. #260129
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf04cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf04cb
  2. #c51dd0
  3. #cc36d5
  4. #d24fdb
  5. #d968e0
  6. #df82e5
  7. #e59bea
  8. #ecb4ef
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf04cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf04cb
  2. #b910c4
  3. #b21dbc
  4. #ac29b5
  5. #a636ad
  6. #a042a6
  7. #994e9e
  8. #935b97
  9. #8d678f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4374c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c33e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #774cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c230a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf04cb {
  color: #bf04cb;
}
Background
.bg-bf04cb {
  background-color: #bf04cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf04cb {
  border: 2px solid #bf04cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf04cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 4 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf04cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf04cb, #cb0474);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf04cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 4 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.56 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.88 #40fb34 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bf04cb  rgb(191, 4, 203)  hsl(296, 96%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#10cb04  rgb(16, 203, 4)  hsl(116, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cbbf04  rgb(203, 191, 4)  hsl(56, 96%, 41%)  Citrine
#04cbbf  rgb(4, 203, 191)  hsl(176, 96%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise