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#BF55CA

#bf55ca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf55ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 33.33% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.45% cyan, 57.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 294.36°, with 52.47% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2184

Complementary

  1. #bf55ca
  2. #60ca55

Split complementary

  1. #bf55ca
  2. #9aca55
  3. #55ca84

Analogous

  1. #8455ca
  2. #bf55ca
  3. #ca559a

Triadic

  1. #bf55ca
  2. #cabf55
  3. #55cabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf55ca
  2. #ca5560
  3. #60ca55
  4. #55cabf

Square

  1. #bf55ca
  2. #ca8455
  3. #60ca55
  4. #559aca

Monochromatic

  1. #602066
  2. #9632a0
  3. #bf55ca
  4. #d58fdc
  5. #ebcaee

Shades

#bf55ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf55ca
  2. #ac4db6
  3. #9944a2
  4. #863c8d
  5. #733379
  6. #602b65
  7. #4c2251
  8. #391a3d
  9. #261128
  10. #130914
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf55ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf55ca
  2. #c566cf
  3. #cc77d5
  4. #d288da
  5. #d999df
  6. #dfaae5
  7. #e5bbea
  8. #ecccef
  9. #f2ddf4
  10. #f9eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf55ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf55ca
  2. #b959c3
  3. #b25ebb
  4. #ac62b4
  5. #a666ac
  6. #a06ba5
  7. #996f9e
  8. #937396
  9. #8d778f
  10. #867c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d72a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4279ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6785c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #876ccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9275c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c15fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf55ca {
  color: #bf55ca;
}
Background
.bg-bf55ca {
  background-color: #bf55ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf55ca {
  border: 2px solid #bf55ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf55ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 85 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 52% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf55ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf55ca, #ca559a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf55ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 85 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.12 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.48 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.44 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.45 #40aa35 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf55ca  rgb(191, 85, 202)  hsl(294, 52%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#60ca55  rgb(96, 202, 85)  hsl(114, 52%, 56%)  Mantis
#cabf55  rgb(202, 191, 85)  hsl(54, 52%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#55cabf  rgb(85, 202, 191)  hsl(174, 52%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise