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#BF55E9

#bf55e9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf55e9 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 33.33% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.03% cyan, 63.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 282.97°, with 77.08% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2346

Complementary

  1. #bf55e9
  2. #7fe955

Split complementary

  1. #bf55e9
  2. #c9e955
  3. #55e975

Analogous

  1. #7555e9
  2. #bf55e9
  3. #e955c9

Triadic

  1. #bf55e9
  2. #e9bf55
  3. #55e9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf55e9
  2. #e9557f
  3. #7fe955
  4. #55e9bf

Square

  1. #bf55e9
  2. #e97555
  3. #7fe955
  4. #55c9e9

Monochromatic

  1. #6e1392
  2. #a11cd6
  3. #bf55e9
  4. #d899f2
  5. #f2dcfb

Shades

#bf55e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf55e9
  2. #ac4dd2
  3. #9944ba
  4. #863ca3
  5. #73338c
  6. #602b75
  7. #4c225d
  8. #391a46
  9. #26112f
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf55e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf55e9
  2. #c566eb
  3. #cc77ed
  4. #d288f0
  5. #d999f2
  6. #dfaaf4
  7. #e5bbf6
  8. #ecccf8
  9. #f2ddfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf55e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf55e9
  2. #b959df
  3. #b25ed4
  4. #ac62ca
  5. #a666bf
  6. #a06bb5
  7. #996faa
  8. #9373a0
  9. #8d7795
  10. #867c8b
  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 #a075b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #167fed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5288e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc7198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f70ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b77e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd67be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf55e9 {
  color: #bf55e9;
}
Background
.bg-bf55e9 {
  background-color: #bf55e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf55e9 {
  border: 2px solid #bf55e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf55e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 85 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 77% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf55e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf55e9, #e955c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf55e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 85 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.08 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.11 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.39 #40aa16 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf55e9  rgb(191, 85, 233)  hsl(283, 77%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#7fe955  rgb(127, 233, 85)  hsl(103, 77%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#e9bf55  rgb(233, 191, 85)  hsl(43, 77%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#55e9bf  rgb(85, 233, 191)  hsl(163, 77%, 62%)  Aquamarine