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#BF4CD4

#bf4cd4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf4cd4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 29.8% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.91% cyan, 64.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 290.74°, with 61.26% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.59.

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Relative luminance0.21

Complementary

  1. #bf4cd4
  2. #61d44c

Split complementary

  1. #bf4cd4
  2. #a5d44c
  3. #4cd47b

Analogous

  1. #7b4cd4
  2. #bf4cd4
  3. #d44ca5

Triadic

  1. #bf4cd4
  2. #d4bf4c
  3. #4cd4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4cd4
  2. #d44c61
  3. #61d44c
  4. #4cd4bf

Square

  1. #bf4cd4
  2. #d47b4c
  3. #61d44c
  4. #4ca5d4

Monochromatic

  1. #601a6d
  2. #9729ab
  3. #bf4cd4
  4. #d58ae3
  5. #ebc7f2

Shades

#bf4cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4cd4
  2. #ac44bf
  3. #993daa
  4. #863594
  5. #732e7f
  6. #60266a
  7. #4c1e55
  8. #391740
  9. #260f2a
  10. #130815
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4cd4
  2. #c55ed8
  3. #cc70dd
  4. #d282e1
  5. #d994e5
  6. #dfa6ea
  7. #e5b7ee
  8. #ecc9f2
  9. #f2dbf6
  10. #f9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4cd4
  2. #b951cc
  3. #b256c3
  4. #ac5cbb
  5. #a661b2
  6. #a066aa
  7. #996ba2
  8. #937099
  9. #8d7691
  10. #867b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2776d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b83d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1638a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8168d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e71d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c05aac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4cd4 {
  color: #bf4cd4;
}
Background
.bg-bf4cd4 {
  background-color: #bf4cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #bf4cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 76 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 61% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4cd4, #d44ca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 76 212 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.45 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.91 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.91 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.15 #40b32b Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4cd4  rgb(191, 76, 212)  hsl(291, 61%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#61d44c  rgb(97, 212, 76)  hsl(111, 61%, 56%)  Lime Green
#d4bf4c  rgb(212, 191, 76)  hsl(51, 61%, 56%)  Old Gold
#4cd4bf  rgb(76, 212, 191)  hsl(171, 61%, 56%)  Turquoise