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#BF19CD

#bf19cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf19cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 9.8% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 87.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 295.33°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1618

Complementary

  1. #bf19cd
  2. #27cd19

Split complementary

  1. #bf19cd
  2. #81cd19
  3. #19cd65

Analogous

  1. #6519cd
  2. #bf19cd
  3. #cd1981

Triadic

  1. #bf19cd
  2. #cdbf19
  3. #19cdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf19cd
  2. #cd1927
  3. #27cd19
  4. #19cdbf

Square

  1. #bf19cd
  2. #cd6519
  3. #27cd19
  4. #1981cd

Monochromatic

  1. #400845
  2. #7f1189
  3. #bf19cd
  4. #dc4ae9
  5. #e98ef1

Shades

#bf19cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf19cd
  2. #ac17b9
  3. #9914a4
  4. #861290
  5. #730f7b
  6. #600d67
  7. #4c0a52
  8. #39083e
  9. #260529
  10. #130315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf19cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf19cd
  2. #c530d2
  3. #cc47d7
  4. #d25edc
  5. #d975e1
  6. #df8ce6
  7. #e5a3eb
  8. #ecbaf0
  9. #f2d1f5
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf19cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf19cd
  2. #b923c5
  3. #b22ebe
  4. #ac38b6
  5. #a642ae
  6. #a04da7
  7. #99579f
  8. #936197
  9. #8d6b8f
  10. #867688
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96599e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4676c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3447a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7850d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #885ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c138a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf19cd {
  color: #bf19cd;
}
Background
.bg-bf19cd {
  background-color: #bf19cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf19cd {
  border: 2px solid #bf19cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf19cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 25 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf19cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf19cd, #cd1981);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf19cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 25 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.00 #40e632 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bf19cd  rgb(191, 25, 205)  hsl(295, 78%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#27cd19  rgb(39, 205, 25)  hsl(115, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cdbf19  rgb(205, 191, 25)  hsl(55, 78%, 45%)  Citrine
#19cdbf  rgb(25, 205, 191)  hsl(175, 78%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise