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#BF4BFB

#bf4bfb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf4bfb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 29.41% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.9% cyan, 70.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 279.55°, with 95.65% saturation and 63.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.77.

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Relative luminance0.2307

Complementary

  1. #bf4bfb
  2. #87fb4b

Split complementary

  1. #bf4bfb
  2. #dffb4b
  3. #4bfb67

Analogous

  1. #674bfb
  2. #bf4bfb
  3. #fb4bdf

Triadic

  1. #bf4bfb
  2. #fbbf4b
  3. #4bfbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4bfb
  2. #fb4b87
  3. #87fb4b
  4. #4bfbbf

Square

  1. #bf4bfb
  2. #fb674b
  3. #87fb4b
  4. #4bdffb

Monochromatic

  1. #7104a9
  2. #a305f4
  3. #bf4bfb
  4. #da96fd
  5. #f4e1fe

Shades

#bf4bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4bfb
  2. #ac44e2
  3. #993cc9
  4. #8635b0
  5. #732d97
  6. #60267e
  7. #4c1e64
  8. #39174b
  9. #260f32
  10. #130819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4bfb
  2. #c55dfb
  3. #cc6ffc
  4. #d281fc
  5. #d993fd
  6. #dfa5fd
  7. #e5b7fd
  8. #ecc9fe
  9. #f2dbfe
  10. #f9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4bfb
  2. #b950ef
  3. #b256e2
  4. #ac5bd6
  5. #a660ca
  6. #a066be
  7. #996bb1
  8. #9370a5
  9. #8d7599
  10. #867b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f71c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3286f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7729e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #766efe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8373f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb64ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4bfb {
  color: #bf4bfb;
}
Background
.bg-bf4bfb {
  background-color: #bf4bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4bfb {
  border: 2px solid #bf4bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 75 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 96% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4bfb, #fb4bdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 75 251 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.15 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.35 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.35 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.25 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.39 #40b404 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4bfb  rgb(191, 75, 251)  hsl(280, 96%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#87fb4b  rgb(135, 251, 75)  hsl(100, 96%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#fbbf4b  rgb(251, 191, 75)  hsl(40, 96%, 64%)  Amber
#4bfbbf  rgb(75, 251, 191)  hsl(160, 96%, 64%)  Aquamarine