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#BF4CFF

#bf4cff ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf4cff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 29.8% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 70.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 278.55°, with 100% saturation and 64.9% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.2347

Complementary

  1. #bf4cff
  2. #8cff4c

Split complementary

  1. #bf4cff
  2. #e5ff4c
  3. #4cff65

Analogous

  1. #654cff
  2. #bf4cff
  3. #ff4ce5

Triadic

  1. #bf4cff
  2. #ffbf4c
  3. #4cffbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4cff
  2. #ff4c8c
  3. #8cff4c
  4. #4cffbf

Square

  1. #bf4cff
  2. #ff654c
  3. #8cff4c
  4. #4ce5ff

Monochromatic

  1. #7200b2
  2. #a400fe
  3. #bf4cff
  4. #da98ff
  5. #f6e5ff

Shades

#bf4cff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4cff
  2. #ac44e6
  3. #993dcc
  4. #8635b3
  5. #732e99
  6. #602680
  7. #4c1e66
  8. #39174d
  9. #260f33
  10. #13081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4cff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4cff
  2. #c55eff
  3. #cc70ff
  4. #d282ff
  5. #d994ff
  6. #dfa6ff
  7. #e5b7ff
  8. #ecc9ff
  9. #f2dbff
  10. #f9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4cff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4cff
  2. #b951f2
  3. #b256e6
  4. #ac5cd9
  5. #a661cc
  6. #a066c0
  7. #996bb3
  8. #9370a6
  9. #8d7699
  10. #867b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a072c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c87fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b674a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8274fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba66cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4cff {
  color: #bf4cff;
}
Background
.bg-bf4cff {
  background-color: #bf4cff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4cff {
  border: 2px solid #bf4cff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4cff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 76 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4cff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4cff, #ff4ce5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4cff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 76 255 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.37 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.43 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.43 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.09 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.36 #40b300 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4cff  rgb(191, 76, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8cff4c  rgb(140, 255, 76)  hsl(99, 100%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#ffbf4c  rgb(255, 191, 76)  hsl(39, 100%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#4cffbf  rgb(76, 255, 191)  hsl(159, 100%, 65%)  Aquamarine