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#BF06CB

#bf06cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf06cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 2.35% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 97.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 296.35°, with 94.26% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.45.

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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #bf06cb
  2. #12cb06

Split complementary

  1. #bf06cb
  2. #74cb06
  3. #06cb5d

Analogous

  1. #5d06cb
  2. #bf06cb
  3. #cb0674

Triadic

  1. #bf06cb
  2. #cbbf06
  3. #06cbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf06cb
  2. #cb0612
  3. #12cb06
  4. #06cbbf

Square

  1. #bf06cb
  2. #cb5d06
  3. #12cb06
  4. #0674cb

Monochromatic

  1. #330236
  2. #790481
  3. #bf06cb
  4. #ec25f9
  5. #f26ffb

Shades

#bf06cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf06cb
  2. #ac05b7
  3. #9905a2
  4. #86048e
  5. #73047a
  6. #600366
  7. #4c0251
  8. #39023d
  9. #260129
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf06cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf06cb
  2. #c51fd0
  3. #cc38d5
  4. #d251db
  5. #d96ae0
  6. #df83e5
  7. #e59bea
  8. #ecb4ef
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf06cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf06cb
  2. #b912c4
  3. #b21ebc
  4. #ac2bb5
  5. #a637ad
  6. #a043a6
  7. #994f9e
  8. #935b97
  9. #8d688f
  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 #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4374c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c33f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #774cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c230a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf06cb {
  color: #bf06cb;
}
Background
.bg-bf06cb {
  background-color: #bf06cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf06cb {
  border: 2px solid #bf06cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf06cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 6 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf06cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf06cb, #cb0674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf06cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 6 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.90 #40f934 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bf06cb  rgb(191, 6, 203)  hsl(296, 94%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#12cb06  rgb(18, 203, 6)  hsl(116, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cbbf06  rgb(203, 191, 6)  hsl(56, 94%, 41%)  Citrine
#06cbbf  rgb(6, 203, 191)  hsl(176, 94%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise