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#BF04CC

#bf04cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf04cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.37% cyan, 98.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 296.1°, with 96.15% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #bf04cc
  2. #11cc04

Split complementary

  1. #bf04cc
  2. #75cc04
  3. #04cc5b

Analogous

  1. #5b04cc
  2. #bf04cc
  3. #cc0475

Triadic

  1. #bf04cc
  2. #ccbf04
  3. #04ccbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf04cc
  2. #cc0411
  3. #11cc04
  4. #04ccbf

Square

  1. #bf04cc
  2. #cc5b04
  3. #11cc04
  4. #0475cc

Monochromatic

  1. #320136
  2. #790381
  3. #bf04cc
  4. #ed22fb
  5. #f36dfc

Shades

#bf04cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf04cc
  2. #ac04b8
  3. #9903a3
  4. #86038f
  5. #73027a
  6. #600266
  7. #4c0252
  8. #39013d
  9. #260129
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf04cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf04cc
  2. #c51dd1
  3. #cc36d6
  4. #d24fdb
  5. #d968e0
  6. #df82e6
  7. #e59beb
  8. #ecb4f0
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf04cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf04cc
  2. #b910c4
  3. #b21dbd
  4. #ac29b5
  5. #a636ae
  6. #a042a6
  7. #994e9e
  8. #935b97
  9. #8d678f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4274c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c33f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c130a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf04cc {
  color: #bf04cc;
}
Background
.bg-bf04cc {
  background-color: #bf04cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf04cc {
  border: 2px solid #bf04cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf04cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 4 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf04cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf04cc, #cc0475);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf04cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 4 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.39 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.80 #40fb33 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bf04cc  rgb(191, 4, 204)  hsl(296, 96%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#11cc04  rgb(17, 204, 4)  hsl(116, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#ccbf04  rgb(204, 191, 4)  hsl(56, 96%, 41%)  Citrine
#04ccbf  rgb(4, 204, 191)  hsl(176, 96%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise