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#BF3EC9

#bf3ec9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf3ec9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 24.31% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.98% cyan, 69.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 295.68°, with 56.28% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.1874

Complementary

  1. #bf3ec9
  2. #48c93e

Split complementary

  1. #bf3ec9
  2. #8ec93e
  3. #3ec979

Analogous

  1. #793ec9
  2. #bf3ec9
  3. #c93e8e

Triadic

  1. #bf3ec9
  2. #c9bf3e
  3. #3ec9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3ec9
  2. #c93e48
  3. #48c93e
  4. #3ec9bf

Square

  1. #bf3ec9
  2. #c9793e
  3. #48c93e
  4. #3e8ec9

Monochromatic

  1. #521856
  2. #8a2992
  3. #bf3ec9
  4. #d37ada
  5. #e7b6ea

Shades

#bf3ec9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3ec9
  2. #ac38b5
  3. #9932a1
  4. #862b8d
  5. #732579
  6. #601f65
  7. #4c1950
  8. #39133c
  9. #260c28
  10. #130614
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3ec9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3ec9
  2. #c551ce
  3. #cc65d4
  4. #d278d9
  5. #d98bdf
  6. #df9fe4
  7. #e5b2e9
  8. #ecc5ef
  9. #f2d8f4
  10. #f9ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3ec9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3ec9
  2. #b945c2
  3. #b24bba
  4. #ac52b3
  5. #a658ac
  6. #a05fa5
  7. #99669d
  8. #936c96
  9. #8d738f
  10. #867987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99669f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a6ecd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597dc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3557f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #805ecb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6ac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3ec9 {
  color: #bf3ec9;
}
Background
.bg-bf3ec9 {
  background-color: #bf3ec9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3ec9 {
  border: 2px solid #bf3ec9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3ec9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 62 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 56% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3ec9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3ec9, #c93e8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3ec9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 62 201 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.88 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.93 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.27 #40c136 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf3ec9  rgb(191, 62, 201)  hsl(296, 56%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#48c93e  rgb(72, 201, 62)  hsl(116, 56%, 52%)  Lime Green
#c9bf3e  rgb(201, 191, 62)  hsl(56, 56%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3ec9bf  rgb(62, 201, 191)  hsl(176, 56%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise