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#BF4BFE

#bf4bfe ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf4bfe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 70.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.88°, with 98.9% saturation and 64.51% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.15.

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Relative luminance0.2326

Complementary

  1. #bf4bfe
  2. #8afe4b

Split complementary

  1. #bf4bfe
  2. #e4fe4b
  3. #4bfe65

Analogous

  1. #654bfe
  2. #bf4bfe
  3. #fe4be4

Triadic

  1. #bf4bfe
  2. #febf4b
  3. #4bfebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4bfe
  2. #fe4b8a
  3. #8afe4b
  4. #4bfebf

Square

  1. #bf4bfe
  2. #fe654b
  3. #8afe4b
  4. #4be4fe

Monochromatic

  1. #7201af
  2. #a301fb
  3. #bf4bfe
  4. #da97fe
  5. #f5e3ff

Shades

#bf4bfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4bfe
  2. #ac44e5
  3. #993ccb
  4. #8635b2
  5. #732d98
  6. #60267f
  7. #4c1e66
  8. #39174c
  9. #260f33
  10. #130819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4bfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4bfe
  2. #c55dfe
  3. #cc6ffe
  4. #d281fe
  5. #d993fe
  6. #dfa5ff
  7. #e5b7ff
  8. #ecc9ff
  9. #f2dbff
  10. #f9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4bfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4bfe
  2. #b950f1
  3. #b256e5
  4. #ac5bd8
  5. #a660cc
  6. #a066bf
  7. #996bb2
  8. #9370a6
  9. #8d7599
  10. #867b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f72c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d86fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b773a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8273fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba65cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4bfe {
  color: #bf4bfe;
}
Background
.bg-bf4bfe {
  background-color: #bf4bfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4bfe {
  border: 2px solid #bf4bfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4bfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 75 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4bfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4bfe, #fe4be4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4bfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 75 254 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.38 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.34 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.41 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.41 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.23 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.42 #40b401 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4bfe  rgb(191, 75, 254)  hsl(279, 99%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8afe4b  rgb(138, 254, 75)  hsl(99, 99%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#febf4b  rgb(254, 191, 75)  hsl(39, 99%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#4bfebf  rgb(75, 254, 191)  hsl(159, 99%, 65%)  Aquamarine