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#BF4AE9

#bf4ae9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf4ae9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.03% cyan, 68.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 284.15°, with 78.33% saturation and 60.2% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.2186

Complementary

  1. #bf4ae9
  2. #74e94a

Split complementary

  1. #bf4ae9
  2. #c4e94a
  3. #4ae970

Analogous

  1. #704ae9
  2. #bf4ae9
  3. #e94ac4

Triadic

  1. #bf4ae9
  2. #e9bf4a
  3. #4ae9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4ae9
  2. #e94a74
  3. #74e94a
  4. #4ae9bf

Square

  1. #bf4ae9
  2. #e9704a
  3. #74e94a
  4. #4ac4e9

Monochromatic

  1. #691189
  2. #9e19ce
  3. #bf4ae9
  4. #d78ef1
  5. #efd2fa

Shades

#bf4ae9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4ae9
  2. #ac43d2
  3. #993bba
  4. #8634a3
  5. #732c8c
  6. #602575
  7. #4c1e5d
  8. #391646
  9. #260f2f
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4ae9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4ae9
  2. #c55ceb
  3. #cc6eed
  4. #d280f0
  5. #d992f2
  6. #dfa5f4
  7. #e5b7f6
  8. #ecc9f8
  9. #f2dbfb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4ae9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4ae9
  2. #b94fdf
  3. #b255d4
  4. #ac5aca
  5. #a660bf
  6. #a065b5
  7. #996aaa
  8. #9370a0
  9. #8d7595
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6fb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4884e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6aec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8871e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd5fbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4ae9 {
  color: #bf4ae9;
}
Background
.bg-bf4ae9 {
  background-color: #bf4ae9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4ae9 {
  border: 2px solid #bf4ae9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4ae9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 74 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 78% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4ae9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4ae9, #e94ac4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4ae9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 74 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.35 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.30 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.54 #40b516 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4ae9  rgb(191, 74, 233)  hsl(284, 78%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#74e94a  rgb(116, 233, 74)  hsl(104, 78%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#e9bf4a  rgb(233, 191, 74)  hsl(44, 78%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#4ae9bf  rgb(74, 233, 191)  hsl(164, 78%, 60%)  Aquamarine