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#BF3CDE

#bf3cde ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf3cde is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 23.53% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.96% cyan, 72.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 288.52°, with 71.05% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.1958

Complementary

  1. #bf3cde
  2. #5bde3c

Split complementary

  1. #bf3cde
  2. #acde3c
  3. #3cde6e

Analogous

  1. #6e3cde
  2. #bf3cde
  3. #de3cac

Triadic

  1. #bf3cde
  2. #debf3c
  3. #3cdebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3cde
  2. #de3c5b
  3. #5bde3c
  4. #3cdebf

Square

  1. #bf3cde
  2. #de6e3c
  3. #5bde3c
  4. #3cacde

Monochromatic

  1. #5d136e
  2. #941eb0
  3. #bf3cde
  4. #d47de9
  5. #eabff4

Shades

#bf3cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3cde
  2. #ac36c8
  3. #9930b2
  4. #862a9b
  5. #732485
  6. #601e6f
  7. #4c1859
  8. #391243
  9. #260c2c
  10. #130616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3cde
  2. #c550e1
  3. #cc63e5
  4. #d277e8
  5. #d98aeb
  6. #df9eef
  7. #e5b1f2
  8. #ecc5f5
  9. #f2d8f8
  10. #f9ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3cde
  2. #b943d5
  3. #b24acb
  4. #ac50c2
  5. #a657b8
  6. #a05eaf
  7. #9965a6
  8. #936c9c
  9. #8d7293
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b67ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a61e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #886adc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf52b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3cde {
  color: #bf3cde;
}
Background
.bg-bf3cde {
  background-color: #bf3cde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3cde {
  border: 2px solid #bf3cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 60 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3cde, #de3cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 60 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.22 #40c321 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf3cde  rgb(191, 60, 222)  hsl(289, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#5bde3c  rgb(91, 222, 60)  hsl(109, 71%, 55%)  Lime Green
#debf3c  rgb(222, 191, 60)  hsl(49, 71%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3cdebf  rgb(60, 222, 191)  hsl(169, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise