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#BF57EB

#bf57eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf57eb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 34.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 62.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 282.16°, with 78.72% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.2389

Complementary

  1. #bf57eb
  2. #83eb57

Split complementary

  1. #bf57eb
  2. #cdeb57
  3. #57eb75

Analogous

  1. #7557eb
  2. #bf57eb
  3. #eb57cd

Triadic

  1. #bf57eb
  2. #ebbf57
  3. #57ebbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf57eb
  2. #eb5783
  3. #83eb57
  4. #57ebbf

Square

  1. #bf57eb
  2. #eb7557
  3. #83eb57
  4. #57cdeb

Monochromatic

  1. #6f1297
  2. #a21adb
  3. #bf57eb
  4. #d99bf3
  5. #f3e0fb

Shades

#bf57eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf57eb
  2. #ac4ed4
  3. #9946bc
  4. #863da5
  5. #73348d
  6. #602c76
  7. #4c235e
  8. #391a47
  9. #26112f
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf57eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf57eb
  2. #c568ed
  3. #cc79ef
  4. #d289f1
  5. #d99af3
  6. #dfabf5
  7. #e5bcf7
  8. #eccdf9
  9. #f2ddfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf57eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf57eb
  2. #b95be0
  3. #b25fd6
  4. #ac63cb
  5. #a667c0
  6. #a06cb6
  7. #9970ab
  8. #9374a0
  9. #8d7895
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a076b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1980f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5289e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb7399 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8072ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b78e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd69c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf57eb {
  color: #bf57eb;
}
Background
.bg-bf57eb {
  background-color: #bf57eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf57eb {
  border: 2px solid #bf57eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf57eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 87 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 79% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf57eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf57eb, #eb57cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf57eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 87 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.38 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.08 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.22 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.22 #40a814 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf57eb  rgb(191, 87, 235)  hsl(282, 79%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#83eb57  rgb(131, 235, 87)  hsl(102, 79%, 63%)  Inchworm
#ebbf57  rgb(235, 191, 87)  hsl(42, 79%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#57ebbf  rgb(87, 235, 191)  hsl(162, 79%, 63%)  Aquamarine