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#BF52FE

#bf52fe ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf52fe is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 32.16% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 67.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.02°, with 98.85% saturation and 65.88% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.2427

Complementary

  1. #bf52fe
  2. #91fe52

Split complementary

  1. #bf52fe
  2. #e7fe52
  3. #52fe69

Analogous

  1. #6952fe
  2. #bf52fe
  3. #fe52e7

Triadic

  1. #bf52fe
  2. #febf52
  3. #52febf

Tetradic

  1. #bf52fe
  2. #fe5291
  3. #91fe52
  4. #52febf

Square

  1. #bf52fe
  2. #fe6952
  3. #91fe52
  4. #52e7fe

Monochromatic

  1. #7401b6
  2. #a306fe
  3. #bf52fe
  4. #db9efe
  5. #f7eaff

Shades

#bf52fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf52fe
  2. #ac4ae5
  3. #9942cb
  4. #8639b2
  5. #733198
  6. #60297f
  7. #4c2166
  8. #39194c
  9. #261033
  10. #130819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf52fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf52fe
  2. #c563fe
  3. #cc75fe
  4. #d286fe
  5. #d997fe
  6. #dfa9ff
  7. #e5baff
  8. #eccbff
  9. #f2dcff
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf52fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf52fe
  2. #b957f1
  3. #b25be5
  4. #ac60d8
  5. #a664cc
  6. #a069bf
  7. #996eb2
  8. #9372a6
  9. #8d7799
  10. #867b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a175c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3789fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b677a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7872ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8477fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6acd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf52fe {
  color: #bf52fe;
}
Background
.bg-bf52fe {
  background-color: #bf52fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf52fe {
  border: 2px solid #bf52fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf52fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 82 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 99% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf52fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf52fe, #fe52e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf52fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 82 254 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.08 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.26 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.41 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.87 #40ad01 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf52fe  rgb(191, 82, 254)  hsl(278, 99%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#91fe52  rgb(145, 254, 82)  hsl(98, 99%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#febf52  rgb(254, 191, 82)  hsl(38, 99%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#52febf  rgb(82, 254, 191)  hsl(158, 99%, 66%)  Aquamarine