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#BF42E8

#bf42e8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf42e8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 25.88% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.67% cyan, 71.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 285.18°, with 78.3% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.208

Complementary

  1. #bf42e8
  2. #6be842

Split complementary

  1. #bf42e8
  2. #bee842
  3. #42e86c

Analogous

  1. #6c42e8
  2. #bf42e8
  3. #e842be

Triadic

  1. #bf42e8
  2. #e8bf42
  3. #42e8bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf42e8
  2. #e8426b
  3. #6be842
  4. #42e8bf

Square

  1. #bf42e8
  2. #e86c42
  3. #6be842
  4. #42bee8

Monochromatic

  1. #651081
  2. #9b18c5
  3. #bf42e8
  4. #d686f0
  5. #edcaf9

Shades

#bf42e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf42e8
  2. #ac3bd1
  3. #9935ba
  4. #862ea2
  5. #73288b
  6. #602174
  7. #4c1a5d
  8. #391446
  9. #260d2e
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf42e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf42e8
  2. #c555ea
  3. #cc68ed
  4. #d27bef
  5. #d98ef1
  6. #dfa1f4
  7. #e5b3f6
  8. #ecc6f8
  9. #f2d9fa
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf42e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf42e8
  2. #b948de
  3. #b24ed3
  4. #ac55c9
  5. #a65bbe
  6. #a061b4
  7. #9967aa
  8. #936d9f
  9. #8d7495
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4281e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6592 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7965eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #876de6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd59bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf42e8 {
  color: #bf42e8;
}
Background
.bg-bf42e8 {
  background-color: #bf42e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf42e8 {
  border: 2px solid #bf42e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf42e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 66 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf42e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf42e8, #e842be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf42e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 66 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.62 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.83 #40bd17 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf42e8  rgb(191, 66, 232)  hsl(285, 78%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6be842  rgb(107, 232, 66)  hsl(105, 78%, 58%)  Neon Green
#e8bf42  rgb(232, 191, 66)  hsl(45, 78%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#42e8bf  rgb(66, 232, 191)  hsl(165, 78%, 58%)  Aquamarine