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#BF4EF9

#bf4ef9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf4ef9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 30.59% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.29% cyan, 68.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 279.65°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2336

Complementary

  1. #bf4ef9
  2. #88f94e

Split complementary

  1. #bf4ef9
  2. #ddf94e
  3. #4ef96a

Analogous

  1. #6a4ef9
  2. #bf4ef9
  3. #f94edd

Triadic

  1. #bf4ef9
  2. #f9bf4e
  3. #4ef9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4ef9
  2. #f94e88
  3. #88f94e
  4. #4ef9bf

Square

  1. #bf4ef9
  2. #f96a4e
  3. #88f94e
  4. #4eddf9

Monochromatic

  1. #7106a8
  2. #a308f2
  3. #bf4ef9
  4. #da98fc
  5. #f5e2fe

Shades

#bf4ef9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4ef9
  2. #ac46e0
  3. #993ec7
  4. #8637ae
  5. #732f95
  6. #60277d
  7. #4c1f64
  8. #39174b
  9. #261032
  10. #130819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4ef9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4ef9
  2. #c560fa
  3. #cc71fa
  4. #d283fb
  5. #d995fb
  6. #dfa7fc
  7. #e5b8fd
  8. #eccafd
  9. #f2dcfe
  10. #f9edfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4ef9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4ef9
  2. #b953ed
  3. #b258e1
  4. #ac5dd5
  5. #a662c9
  6. #a067bd
  7. #996cb0
  8. #9371a4
  9. #8d7698
  10. #867b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f73bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ffe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3987f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8739e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786ffc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8574f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb66c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4ef9 {
  color: #bf4ef9;
}
Background
.bg-bf4ef9 {
  background-color: #bf4ef9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4ef9 {
  border: 2px solid #bf4ef9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4ef9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 78 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4ef9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4ef9, #f94edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4ef9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 78 249 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.74 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.89 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.29 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.29 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.12 #40b106 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4ef9  rgb(191, 78, 249)  hsl(280, 93%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#88f94e  rgb(136, 249, 78)  hsl(100, 93%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#f9bf4e  rgb(249, 191, 78)  hsl(40, 93%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#4ef9bf  rgb(78, 249, 191)  hsl(160, 93%, 64%)  Aquamarine