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#BF35DC

#bf35dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf35dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 20.78% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.18% cyan, 75.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 289.58°, with 70.46% saturation and 53.53% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.96.

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Relative luminance0.1879

Complementary

  1. #bf35dc
  2. #52dc35

Split complementary

  1. #bf35dc
  2. #a6dc35
  3. #35dc6c

Analogous

  1. #6c35dc
  2. #bf35dc
  3. #dc35a6

Triadic

  1. #bf35dc
  2. #dcbf35
  3. #35dcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf35dc
  2. #dc3552
  3. #52dc35
  4. #35dcbf

Square

  1. #bf35dc
  2. #dc6c35
  3. #52dc35
  4. #35a6dc

Monochromatic

  1. #581266
  2. #8f1da7
  3. #bf35dc
  4. #d476e7
  5. #e8b7f3

Shades

#bf35dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf35dc
  2. #ac30c6
  3. #992ab0
  4. #86259a
  5. #732084
  6. #601b6e
  7. #4c1558
  8. #391042
  9. #260b2c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf35dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf35dc
  2. #c549e0
  3. #cc5de3
  4. #d272e7
  5. #d986ea
  6. #df9aee
  7. #e5aef1
  8. #ecc2f5
  9. #f2d7f8
  10. #f9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf35dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf35dc
  2. #b93dd3
  3. #b244ca
  4. #ac4cc0
  5. #a653b7
  6. #a05bae
  7. #9962a5
  8. #936a9c
  9. #8d7192
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a64a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #457dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8767da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf4cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf35dc {
  color: #bf35dc;
}
Background
.bg-bf35dc {
  background-color: #bf35dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf35dc {
  border: 2px solid #bf35dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf35dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 53 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf35dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf35dc, #dc35a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf35dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 53 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.53 #40ca23 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf35dc  rgb(191, 53, 220)  hsl(290, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#52dc35  rgb(82, 220, 53)  hsl(110, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dcbf35  rgb(220, 191, 53)  hsl(50, 70%, 54%)  Old Gold
#35dcbf  rgb(53, 220, 191)  hsl(170, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise