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#BF4BE4

#bf4be4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf4be4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 29.41% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.23% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 285.49°, with 73.91% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.2171

Complementary

  1. #bf4be4
  2. #70e44b

Split complementary

  1. #bf4be4
  2. #bce44b
  3. #4be472

Analogous

  1. #724be4
  2. #bf4be4
  3. #e44bbc

Triadic

  1. #bf4be4
  2. #e4bf4b
  3. #4be4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4be4
  2. #e44b70
  3. #70e44b
  4. #4be4bf

Square

  1. #bf4be4
  2. #e4724b
  3. #70e44b
  4. #4bbce4

Monochromatic

  1. #681482
  2. #9c1ec5
  3. #bf4be4
  4. #d78eee
  5. #eed0f8

Shades

#bf4be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4be4
  2. #ac44cd
  3. #993cb6
  4. #8635a0
  5. #732d89
  6. #602672
  7. #4c1e5b
  8. #391744
  9. #260f2e
  10. #130817
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4be4
  2. #c55de7
  3. #cc6fe9
  4. #d281ec
  5. #d993ef
  6. #dfa5f2
  7. #e5b7f4
  8. #ecc9f7
  9. #f2dbfa
  10. #f9edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4be4
  2. #b950da
  3. #b256d0
  4. #ac5bc6
  5. #a660bc
  6. #a066b2
  7. #996ba8
  8. #93709e
  9. #8d7594
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6fb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d84e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d6ae7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a71e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be5eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4be4 {
  color: #bf4be4;
}
Background
.bg-bf4be4 {
  background-color: #bf4be4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4be4 {
  border: 2px solid #bf4be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 75 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 74% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4be4, #e44bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 75 228 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.66 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.17 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.35 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.43 #40b41b Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4be4  rgb(191, 75, 228)  hsl(285, 74%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#70e44b  rgb(112, 228, 75)  hsl(105, 74%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#e4bf4b  rgb(228, 191, 75)  hsl(45, 74%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#4be4bf  rgb(75, 228, 191)  hsl(165, 74%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine