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#BF37D2

#bf37d2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf37d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.57% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.05% cyan, 73.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 292.65°, with 63.27% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #bf37d2
  2. #4ad237

Split complementary

  1. #bf37d2
  2. #97d237
  3. #37d272

Analogous

  1. #7237d2
  2. #bf37d2
  3. #d23797

Triadic

  1. #bf37d2
  2. #d2bf37
  3. #37d2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf37d2
  2. #d2374a
  3. #4ad237
  4. #37d2bf

Square

  1. #bf37d2
  2. #d27237
  3. #4ad237
  4. #3797d2

Monochromatic

  1. #53155b
  2. #8b239a
  3. #bf37d2
  4. #d375e0
  5. #e7b4ee

Shades

#bf37d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf37d2
  2. #ac32bd
  3. #992ca8
  4. #862793
  5. #73217e
  6. #601c69
  7. #4c1654
  8. #39113f
  9. #260b2a
  10. #130615
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf37d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf37d2
  2. #c54bd7
  3. #cc5fdb
  4. #d273e0
  5. #d987e4
  6. #df9be9
  7. #e5afed
  8. #ecc3f2
  9. #f2d7f6
  10. #f9ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf37d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf37d2
  2. #b93eca
  3. #b246c2
  4. #ac4db9
  5. #a654b1
  6. #a05ca9
  7. #9963a1
  8. #936a99
  9. #8d7190
  10. #867988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9963a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7cce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c15582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c5cd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a67d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c04aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf37d2 {
  color: #bf37d2;
}
Background
.bg-bf37d2 {
  background-color: #bf37d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf37d2 {
  border: 2px solid #bf37d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf37d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 55 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 63% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf37d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf37d2, #d23797);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf37d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 55 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.79 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.10 #40c82d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf37d2  rgb(191, 55, 210)  hsl(293, 63%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#4ad237  rgb(74, 210, 55)  hsl(113, 63%, 52%)  Lime Green
#d2bf37  rgb(210, 191, 55)  hsl(53, 63%, 52%)  Old Gold
#37d2bf  rgb(55, 210, 191)  hsl(173, 63%, 52%)  Turquoise