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#BF4ADE

#bf4ade ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf4ade is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 29.02% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.96% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 287.43°, with 69.16% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #bf4ade
  2. #69de4a

Split complementary

  1. #bf4ade
  2. #b3de4a
  3. #4ade75

Analogous

  1. #754ade
  2. #bf4ade
  3. #de4ab3

Triadic

  1. #bf4ade
  2. #debf4a
  3. #4adebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4ade
  2. #de4a69
  3. #69de4a
  4. #4adebf

Square

  1. #bf4ade
  2. #de754a
  3. #69de4a
  4. #4ab3de

Monochromatic

  1. #641679
  2. #9a22ba
  3. #bf4ade
  4. #d68bea
  5. #edcbf6

Shades

#bf4ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4ade
  2. #ac43c8
  3. #993bb2
  4. #86349b
  5. #732c85
  6. #60256f
  7. #4c1e59
  8. #391643
  9. #260f2c
  10. #130716
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4ade
  2. #c55ce1
  3. #cc6ee5
  4. #d280e8
  5. #d992eb
  6. #dfa5ef
  7. #e5b7f2
  8. #ecc9f5
  9. #f2dbf8
  10. #f9edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4ade
  2. #b94fd5
  3. #b255cb
  4. #ac5ac2
  5. #a660b8
  6. #a065af
  7. #996aa6
  8. #93709c
  9. #8d7593
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6ead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0677e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5283da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf658e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e68e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b70dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf5bb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4ade {
  color: #bf4ade;
}
Background
.bg-bf4ade {
  background-color: #bf4ade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4ade {
  border: 2px solid #bf4ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 74 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4ade, #de4ab3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 74 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.32 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.92 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.29 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.54 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.08 #40b521 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4ade  rgb(191, 74, 222)  hsl(287, 69%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#69de4a  rgb(105, 222, 74)  hsl(107, 69%, 58%)  Malachite
#debf4a  rgb(222, 191, 74)  hsl(47, 69%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4adebf  rgb(74, 222, 191)  hsl(167, 69%, 58%)  Turquoise