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#BF33CD

#bf33cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf33cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 20% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 75.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.55°, with 60.63% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #bf33cd
  2. #41cd33

Split complementary

  1. #bf33cd
  2. #8ecd33
  3. #33cd72

Analogous

  1. #7233cd
  2. #bf33cd
  3. #cd338e

Triadic

  1. #bf33cd
  2. #cdbf33
  3. #33cdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf33cd
  2. #cd3341
  3. #41cd33
  4. #33cdbf

Square

  1. #bf33cd
  2. #cd7233
  3. #41cd33
  4. #338ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1453
  2. #862390
  3. #bf33cd
  4. #d270dc
  5. #e6aeeb

Shades

#bf33cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf33cd
  2. #ac2eb9
  3. #9929a4
  4. #862490
  5. #731f7b
  6. #601a67
  7. #4c1452
  8. #390f3e
  9. #260a29
  10. #130515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf33cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf33cd
  2. #c547d2
  3. #cc5cd7
  4. #d270dc
  5. #d985e1
  6. #df99e6
  7. #e5adeb
  8. #ecc2f0
  9. #f2d6f5
  10. #f9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf33cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf33cd
  2. #b93bc5
  3. #b242be
  4. #ac4ab6
  5. #a652ae
  6. #a05aa7
  7. #99619f
  8. #936997
  9. #8d718f
  10. #867888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9861a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2507f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c59d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b66cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c146a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf33cd {
  color: #bf33cd;
}
Background
.bg-bf33cd {
  background-color: #bf33cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf33cd {
  border: 2px solid #bf33cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf33cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 51 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf33cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf33cd, #cd338e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf33cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 51 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.90 #40cc32 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf33cd  rgb(191, 51, 205)  hsl(295, 61%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#41cd33  rgb(65, 205, 51)  hsl(115, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cdbf33  rgb(205, 191, 51)  hsl(55, 61%, 50%)  Old Gold
#33cdbf  rgb(51, 205, 191)  hsl(175, 61%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise