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#BF0EC6

#bf0ec6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf0ec6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 5.49% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.54% cyan, 92.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 297.72°, with 86.79% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.78.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1547

Complementary

  1. #bf0ec6
  2. #15c60e

Split complementary

  1. #bf0ec6
  2. #71c60e
  3. #0ec663

Analogous

  1. #630ec6
  2. #bf0ec6
  3. #c60e71

Triadic

  1. #bf0ec6
  2. #c6bf0e
  3. #0ec6bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf0ec6
  2. #c60e15
  3. #15c60e
  4. #0ec6bf

Square

  1. #bf0ec6
  2. #c6630e
  3. #15c60e
  4. #0e71c6

Monochromatic

  1. #350437
  2. #7a097f
  3. #bf0ec6
  4. #e930f0
  5. #f178f5

Shades

#bf0ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf0ec6
  2. #ac0db2
  3. #990b9e
  4. #860a8b
  5. #730877
  6. #600763
  7. #4c064f
  8. #39043b
  9. #260328
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf0ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf0ec6
  2. #c526cc
  3. #cc3ed1
  4. #d256d7
  5. #d96edd
  6. #df87e3
  7. #e59fe8
  8. #ecb7ee
  9. #f2cff4
  10. #f9e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf0ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf0ec6
  2. #b919bf
  3. #b225b8
  4. #ac30b1
  5. #a63caa
  6. #a047a3
  7. #99529c
  8. #935e95
  9. #8d698e
  10. #867587
  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 #955799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4974c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c43d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #784cc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #895cc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2309c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf0ec6 {
  color: #bf0ec6;
}
Background
.bg-bf0ec6 {
  background-color: #bf0ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf0ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #bf0ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf0ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 14 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf0ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf0ec6, #c60e71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf0ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 14 198 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.40 #40f139 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bf0ec6  rgb(191, 14, 198)  hsl(298, 87%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#15c60e  rgb(21, 198, 14)  hsl(118, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c6bf0e  rgb(198, 191, 14)  hsl(58, 87%, 42%)  Citrine
#0ec6bf  rgb(14, 198, 191)  hsl(178, 87%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue