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#BF3CE4

#bf3ce4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf3ce4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.23% cyan, 73.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 286.79°, with 75.68% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.1991

Complementary

  1. #bf3ce4
  2. #61e43c

Split complementary

  1. #bf3ce4
  2. #b5e43c
  3. #3ce46b

Analogous

  1. #6b3ce4
  2. #bf3ce4
  3. #e43cb5

Triadic

  1. #bf3ce4
  2. #e4bf3c
  3. #3ce4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3ce4
  2. #e43c61
  3. #61e43c
  4. #3ce4bf

Square

  1. #bf3ce4
  2. #e46b3c
  3. #61e43c
  4. #3cb5e4

Monochromatic

  1. #601077
  2. #971aba
  3. #bf3ce4
  4. #d57fed
  5. #ebc2f7

Shades

#bf3ce4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3ce4
  2. #ac36cd
  3. #9930b6
  4. #862aa0
  5. #732489
  6. #601e72
  7. #4c185b
  8. #391244
  9. #260c2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3ce4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3ce4
  2. #c550e7
  3. #cc63e9
  4. #d277ec
  5. #d98aef
  6. #df9ef2
  7. #e5b1f4
  8. #ecc5f7
  9. #f2d8fa
  10. #f9ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3ce4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3ce4
  2. #b943da
  3. #b24ad0
  4. #ac50c6
  5. #a657bc
  6. #a05eb2
  7. #9965a8
  8. #936c9e
  9. #8d7294
  10. #86798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b68af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #417fe0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be608e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7862e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #876be2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be53b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3ce4 {
  color: #bf3ce4;
}
Background
.bg-bf3ce4 {
  background-color: #bf3ce4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3ce4 {
  border: 2px solid #bf3ce4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3ce4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 60 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 76% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3ce4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3ce4, #e43cb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3ce4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 60 228 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.49 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.03 #40c31b Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf3ce4  rgb(191, 60, 228)  hsl(287, 76%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#61e43c  rgb(97, 228, 60)  hsl(107, 76%, 56%)  Malachite
#e4bf3c  rgb(228, 191, 60)  hsl(47, 76%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#3ce4bf  rgb(60, 228, 191)  hsl(167, 76%, 56%)  Turquoise