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#BF48DC

#bf48dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf48dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 28.24% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.18% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 288.24°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.2088

Complementary

  1. #bf48dc
  2. #65dc48

Split complementary

  1. #bf48dc
  2. #afdc48
  3. #48dc75

Analogous

  1. #7548dc
  2. #bf48dc
  3. #dc48af

Triadic

  1. #bf48dc
  2. #dcbf48
  3. #48dcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf48dc
  2. #dc4865
  3. #65dc48
  4. #48dcbf

Square

  1. #bf48dc
  2. #dc7548
  3. #65dc48
  4. #48afdc

Monochromatic

  1. #621675
  2. #9823b5
  3. #bf48dc
  4. #d588e8
  5. #ecc8f5

Shades

#bf48dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf48dc
  2. #ac41c6
  3. #993ab0
  4. #86329a
  5. #732b84
  6. #60246e
  7. #4c1d58
  8. #391642
  9. #260e2c
  10. #130716
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf48dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf48dc
  2. #c55ae0
  3. #cc6de3
  4. #d27fe7
  5. #d991ea
  6. #dfa4ee
  7. #e5b6f1
  8. #ecc8f5
  9. #f2daf8
  10. #f9edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf48dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf48dc
  2. #b94ed3
  3. #b253ca
  4. #ac59c0
  5. #a65eb7
  6. #a064ae
  7. #996aa5
  8. #936f9c
  9. #8d7592
  10. #867a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0376e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5282d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf638d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e67df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b6fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf59b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf48dc {
  color: #bf48dc;
}
Background
.bg-bf48dc {
  background-color: #bf48dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf48dc {
  border: 2px solid #bf48dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf48dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 72 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf48dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf48dc, #dc48af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf48dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 72 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.99 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.68 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.75 #40b723 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf48dc  rgb(191, 72, 220)  hsl(288, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#65dc48  rgb(101, 220, 72)  hsl(108, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dcbf48  rgb(220, 191, 72)  hsl(48, 68%, 57%)  Old Gold
#48dcbf  rgb(72, 220, 191)  hsl(168, 68%, 57%)  Turquoise