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#BF43EF

#bf43ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf43ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 26.27% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 71.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.26°, with 84.31% saturation and 60% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.2132

Complementary

  1. #bf43ef
  2. #73ef43

Split complementary

  1. #bf43ef
  2. #c9ef43
  3. #43ef69

Analogous

  1. #6943ef
  2. #bf43ef
  3. #ef43c9

Triadic

  1. #bf43ef
  2. #efbf43
  3. #43efbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf43ef
  2. #ef4373
  3. #73ef43
  4. #43efbf

Square

  1. #bf43ef
  2. #ef6943
  3. #73ef43
  4. #43c9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #690c8d
  2. #9e12d3
  3. #bf43ef
  4. #d78af5
  5. #efd0fb

Shades

#bf43ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf43ef
  2. #ac3cd7
  3. #9936bf
  4. #862fa7
  5. #73288f
  6. #602278
  7. #4c1b60
  8. #391448
  9. #260d30
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf43ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf43ef
  2. #c556f1
  3. #cc69f2
  4. #d27bf4
  5. #d98ef5
  6. #dfa1f7
  7. #e5b4f9
  8. #ecc7fa
  9. #f2d9fc
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf43ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf43ef
  2. #b949e4
  3. #b24fd9
  4. #ac55ce
  5. #a65bc3
  6. #a062b8
  7. #9968ac
  8. #936ea1
  9. #8d7496
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6cb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a82eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7767f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856eed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc5bc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf43ef {
  color: #bf43ef;
}
Background
.bg-bf43ef {
  background-color: #bf43ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf43ef {
  border: 2px solid #bf43ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf43ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 67 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf43ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf43ef, #ef43c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf43ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 67 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.50 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.02 #40bc10 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf43ef  rgb(191, 67, 239)  hsl(283, 84%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#73ef43  rgb(115, 239, 67)  hsl(103, 84%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#efbf43  rgb(239, 191, 67)  hsl(43, 84%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#43efbf  rgb(67, 239, 191)  hsl(163, 84%, 60%)  Aquamarine