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#BF40ED

#bf40ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf40ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 25.1% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.41% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.05°, with 82.78% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.2086

Complementary

  1. #bf40ed
  2. #6eed40

Split complementary

  1. #bf40ed
  2. #c4ed40
  3. #40ed69

Analogous

  1. #6940ed
  2. #bf40ed
  3. #ed40c4

Triadic

  1. #bf40ed
  2. #edbf40
  3. #40edbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf40ed
  2. #ed406e
  3. #6eed40
  4. #40edbf

Square

  1. #bf40ed
  2. #ed6940
  3. #6eed40
  4. #40c4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #670d87
  2. #9c13cd
  3. #bf40ed
  4. #d686f4
  5. #eeccfa

Shades

#bf40ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf40ed
  2. #ac3ad5
  3. #9933be
  4. #862da6
  5. #73268e
  6. #602077
  7. #4c1a5f
  8. #391347
  9. #260d2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf40ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf40ed
  2. #c553ef
  3. #cc66f1
  4. #d279f2
  5. #d98cf4
  6. #dfa0f6
  7. #e5b3f8
  8. #ecc6fa
  9. #f2d9fb
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf40ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf40ed
  2. #b946e2
  3. #b24dd7
  4. #ac53cc
  5. #a65ac1
  6. #a060b7
  7. #9966ac
  8. #936da1
  9. #8d7396
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6bb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a81e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6694 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7765f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd59be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf40ed {
  color: #bf40ed;
}
Background
.bg-bf40ed {
  background-color: #bf40ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf40ed {
  border: 2px solid #bf40ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf40ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 64 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf40ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf40ed, #ed40c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf40ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 64 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.70 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.55 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.64 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.64 #40bf12 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf40ed  rgb(191, 64, 237)  hsl(284, 83%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#6eed40  rgb(110, 237, 64)  hsl(104, 83%, 59%)  Neon Green
#edbf40  rgb(237, 191, 64)  hsl(44, 83%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#40edbf  rgb(64, 237, 191)  hsl(164, 83%, 59%)  Aquamarine