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#BF42EA

#bf42ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf42ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.64°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.2091

Complementary

  1. #bf42ea
  2. #6dea42

Split complementary

  1. #bf42ea
  2. #c1ea42
  3. #42ea6b

Analogous

  1. #6b42ea
  2. #bf42ea
  3. #ea42c1

Triadic

  1. #bf42ea
  2. #eabf42
  3. #42eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf42ea
  2. #ea426d
  3. #6dea42
  4. #42eabf

Square

  1. #bf42ea
  2. #ea6b42
  3. #6dea42
  4. #42c1ea

Monochromatic

  1. #660f84
  2. #9b16c9
  3. #bf42ea
  4. #d687f2
  5. #eeccf9

Shades

#bf42ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf42ea
  2. #ac3bd3
  3. #9935bb
  4. #862ea4
  5. #73288c
  6. #602175
  7. #4c1a5e
  8. #391446
  9. #260d2f
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf42ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf42ea
  2. #c555ec
  3. #cc68ee
  4. #d27bf0
  5. #d98ef2
  6. #dfa1f5
  7. #e5b3f7
  8. #ecc6f9
  9. #f2d9fb
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf42ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf42ea
  2. #b948df
  3. #b24ed5
  4. #ac55ca
  5. #a65bc0
  6. #a061b5
  7. #9967aa
  8. #936da0
  9. #8d7495
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6bb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4082e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6593 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7866ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd59bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf42ea {
  color: #bf42ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf42ea {
  background-color: #bf42ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf42ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf42ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf42ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 66 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf42ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf42ea, #ea42c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf42ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 66 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.77 #40bd15 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf42ea  rgb(191, 66, 234)  hsl(285, 80%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#6dea42  rgb(109, 234, 66)  hsl(105, 80%, 59%)  Neon Green
#eabf42  rgb(234, 191, 66)  hsl(45, 80%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#42eabf  rgb(66, 234, 191)  hsl(165, 80%, 59%)  Aquamarine