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#BF48EC

#bf48ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf48ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 69.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.54°, with 81.19% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.2177

Complementary

  1. #bf48ec
  2. #75ec48

Split complementary

  1. #bf48ec
  2. #c7ec48
  3. #48ec6d

Analogous

  1. #6d48ec
  2. #bf48ec
  3. #ec48c7

Triadic

  1. #bf48ec
  2. #ecbf48
  3. #48ecbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf48ec
  2. #ec4875
  3. #75ec48
  4. #48ecbf

Square

  1. #bf48ec
  2. #ec6d48
  3. #75ec48
  4. #48c7ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0f8c
  2. #9e16d2
  3. #bf48ec
  4. #d78df3
  5. #efd3fa

Shades

#bf48ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf48ec
  2. #ac41d4
  3. #993abd
  4. #8632a5
  5. #732b8e
  6. #602476
  7. #4c1d5e
  8. #391647
  9. #260e2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf48ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf48ec
  2. #c55aee
  3. #cc6df0
  4. #d27ff2
  5. #d991f4
  6. #dfa4f6
  7. #e5b6f7
  8. #ecc8f9
  9. #f2dafb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf48ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf48ec
  2. #b94ee1
  3. #b253d6
  4. #ac59cc
  5. #a65ec1
  6. #a064b6
  7. #996aab
  8. #936fa0
  9. #8d7596
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4384e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a69ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8770ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd5ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf48ec {
  color: #bf48ec;
}
Background
.bg-bf48ec {
  background-color: #bf48ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf48ec {
  border: 2px solid #bf48ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf48ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 72 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf48ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf48ec, #ec48c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf48ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 72 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.33 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.54 #40b713 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf48ec  rgb(191, 72, 236)  hsl(284, 81%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#75ec48  rgb(117, 236, 72)  hsl(104, 81%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#ecbf48  rgb(236, 191, 72)  hsl(44, 81%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#48ecbf  rgb(72, 236, 191)  hsl(164, 81%, 60%)  Aquamarine