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#BF47DE

#bf47de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf47de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 27.84% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.96% cyan, 68.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 287.68°, with 69.59% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.2086

Complementary

  1. #bf47de
  2. #66de47

Split complementary

  1. #bf47de
  2. #b2de47
  3. #47de73

Analogous

  1. #7347de
  2. #bf47de
  3. #de47b2

Triadic

  1. #bf47de
  2. #debf47
  3. #47debf

Tetradic

  1. #bf47de
  2. #de4766
  3. #66de47
  4. #47debf

Square

  1. #bf47de
  2. #de7347
  3. #66de47
  4. #47b2de

Monochromatic

  1. #631577
  2. #9921b8
  3. #bf47de
  4. #d688ea
  5. #ecc9f5

Shades

#bf47de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf47de
  2. #ac40c8
  3. #9939b2
  4. #86329b
  5. #732b85
  6. #60246f
  7. #4c1c59
  8. #391543
  9. #260e2c
  10. #130716
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf47de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf47de
  2. #c559e1
  3. #cc6ce5
  4. #d27ee8
  5. #d991eb
  6. #dfa3ef
  7. #e5b5f2
  8. #ecc8f5
  9. #f2daf8
  10. #f9edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf47de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf47de
  2. #b94dd5
  3. #b252cb
  4. #ac58c2
  5. #a65eb8
  6. #a064af
  7. #9969a6
  8. #936f9c
  9. #8d7593
  10. #867a89
  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 #9c6cad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f82da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf638d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d66e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a6fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf59b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf47de {
  color: #bf47de;
}
Background
.bg-bf47de {
  background-color: #bf47de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf47de {
  border: 2px solid #bf47de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf47de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 71 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf47de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf47de, #de47b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf47de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 71 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.15 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.65 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.67 #40b821 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf47de  rgb(191, 71, 222)  hsl(288, 70%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#66de47  rgb(102, 222, 71)  hsl(108, 70%, 57%)  Malachite
#debf47  rgb(222, 191, 71)  hsl(48, 70%, 57%)  Old Gold
#47debf  rgb(71, 222, 191)  hsl(168, 70%, 57%)  Turquoise