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#BF57CB

#bf57cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf57cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 34.12% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 57.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 293.79°, with 52.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.222

Complementary

  1. #bf57cb
  2. #63cb57

Split complementary

  1. #bf57cb
  2. #9dcb57
  3. #57cb85

Analogous

  1. #8557cb
  2. #bf57cb
  3. #cb579d

Triadic

  1. #bf57cb
  2. #cbbf57
  3. #57cbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf57cb
  2. #cb5763
  3. #63cb57
  4. #57cbbf

Square

  1. #bf57cb
  2. #cb8557
  3. #63cb57
  4. #579dcb

Monochromatic

  1. #612069
  2. #9732a3
  3. #bf57cb
  4. #d591dd
  5. #ecccef

Shades

#bf57cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf57cb
  2. #ac4eb7
  3. #9946a2
  4. #863d8e
  5. #73347a
  6. #602c66
  7. #4c2351
  8. #391a3d
  9. #261129
  10. #130914
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf57cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf57cb
  2. #c568d0
  3. #cc79d5
  4. #d289db
  5. #d99ae0
  6. #dfabe5
  7. #e5bcea
  8. #eccdef
  9. #f2ddf5
  10. #f9eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf57cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf57cb
  2. #b95bc4
  3. #b25fbc
  4. #ac63b5
  5. #a667ad
  6. #a06ca6
  7. #99709e
  8. #937497
  9. #8d788f
  10. #867c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e73a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6886c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26789 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #876ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9376c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c161a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf57cb {
  color: #bf57cb;
}
Background
.bg-bf57cb {
  background-color: #bf57cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf57cb {
  border: 2px solid #bf57cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf57cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 87 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 53% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf57cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf57cb, #cb579d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf57cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 87 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.97 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.75 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.40 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.40 #40a834 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf57cb  rgb(191, 87, 203)  hsl(294, 53%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#63cb57  rgb(99, 203, 87)  hsl(114, 53%, 57%)  Mantis
#cbbf57  rgb(203, 191, 87)  hsl(54, 53%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#57cbbf  rgb(87, 203, 191)  hsl(174, 53%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise