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#BF06CF

#bf06cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf06cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 97.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 295.22°, with 94.37% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1571

Complementary

  1. #bf06cf
  2. #16cf06

Split complementary

  1. #bf06cf
  2. #7acf06
  3. #06cf5a

Analogous

  1. #5a06cf
  2. #bf06cf
  3. #cf067a

Triadic

  1. #bf06cf
  2. #cfbf06
  3. #06cfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf06cf
  2. #cf0616
  3. #16cf06
  4. #06cfbf

Square

  1. #bf06cf
  2. #cf5a06
  3. #16cf06
  4. #067acf

Monochromatic

  1. #36023a
  2. #7a0485
  3. #bf06cf
  4. #e829f9
  5. #f073fb

Shades

#bf06cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf06cf
  2. #ac05ba
  3. #9905a6
  4. #860491
  5. #73047c
  6. #600368
  7. #4c0253
  8. #39023e
  9. #260129
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf06cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf06cf
  2. #c51fd4
  3. #cc38d9
  4. #d251dd
  5. #d96ae2
  6. #df83e7
  7. #e59bec
  8. #ecb4f1
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf06cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf06cf
  2. #b912c7
  3. #b21ebf
  4. #ac2bb7
  5. #a637af
  6. #a043a8
  7. #994fa0
  8. #935b98
  9. #8d6890
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95579e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4075cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2417a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764dd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c132a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf06cf {
  color: #bf06cf;
}
Background
.bg-bf06cf {
  background-color: #bf06cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf06cf {
  border: 2px solid #bf06cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf06cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 6 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf06cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf06cf, #cf067a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf06cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 6 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.59 #40f930 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bf06cf  rgb(191, 6, 207)  hsl(295, 94%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#16cf06  rgb(22, 207, 6)  hsl(115, 94%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cfbf06  rgb(207, 191, 6)  hsl(55, 94%, 42%)  Citrine
#06cfbf  rgb(6, 207, 191)  hsl(175, 94%, 42%)  Turquoise