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#BF53E4

#bf53e4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf53e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 32.55% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.23% cyan, 63.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 284.69°, with 72.86% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2286

Complementary

  1. #bf53e4
  2. #78e453

Split complementary

  1. #bf53e4
  2. #c0e453
  3. #53e477

Analogous

  1. #7753e4
  2. #bf53e4
  3. #e453c0

Triadic

  1. #bf53e4
  2. #e4bf53
  3. #53e4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf53e4
  2. #e45378
  3. #78e453
  4. #53e4bf

Square

  1. #bf53e4
  2. #e47753
  3. #78e453
  4. #53c0e4

Monochromatic

  1. #6b1589
  2. #9f20cb
  3. #bf53e4
  4. #d895ee
  5. #f0d7f9

Shades

#bf53e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf53e4
  2. #ac4bcd
  3. #9942b6
  4. #863aa0
  5. #733289
  6. #602a72
  7. #4c215b
  8. #391944
  9. #26112e
  10. #130817
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf53e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf53e4
  2. #c564e7
  3. #cc75e9
  4. #d287ec
  5. #d998ef
  6. #dfa9f2
  7. #e5baf4
  8. #eccbf7
  9. #f2ddfa
  10. #f9eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf53e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf53e4
  2. #b958da
  3. #b25cd0
  4. #ac61c6
  5. #a665bc
  6. #a06ab2
  7. #996ea8
  8. #93739e
  9. #8d7794
  10. #867c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f73b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c7de8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5487e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806ee7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c75e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be64ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf53e4 {
  color: #bf53e4;
}
Background
.bg-bf53e4 {
  background-color: #bf53e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf53e4 {
  border: 2px solid #bf53e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf53e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 83 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 73% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf53e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf53e4, #e453c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf53e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 83 228 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.93 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.24 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.24 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.61 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.70 #40ac1b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf53e4  rgb(191, 83, 228)  hsl(285, 73%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#78e453  rgb(120, 228, 83)  hsl(105, 73%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#e4bf53  rgb(228, 191, 83)  hsl(45, 73%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#53e4bf  rgb(83, 228, 191)  hsl(165, 73%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine