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#BF59FA

#bf59fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf59fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 34.9% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.6% cyan, 64.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 278.01°, with 94.15% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.2512

Complementary

  1. #bf59fa
  2. #94fa59

Split complementary

  1. #bf59fa
  2. #e5fa59
  3. #59fa6e

Analogous

  1. #6e59fa
  2. #bf59fa
  3. #fa59e5

Triadic

  1. #bf59fa
  2. #fabf59
  3. #59fabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf59fa
  2. #fa5994
  3. #94fa59
  4. #59fabf

Square

  1. #bf59fa
  2. #fa6e59
  3. #94fa59
  4. #59e5fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7405b5
  2. #a20ff8
  3. #bf59fa
  4. #dca3fc
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#bf59fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf59fa
  2. #ac50e1
  3. #9947c8
  4. #863eaf
  5. #733596
  6. #602d7d
  7. #4c2464
  8. #391b4b
  9. #261232
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf59fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf59fa
  2. #c56afb
  3. #cc7afb
  4. #d28bfc
  5. #d99bfc
  6. #dfacfd
  7. #e5bdfd
  8. #eccdfe
  9. #f2defe
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf59fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf59fa
  2. #b95dee
  3. #b261e2
  4. #ac65d5
  5. #a669c9
  6. #a06dbd
  7. #9970b1
  8. #9374a5
  9. #8d7898
  10. #867c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a279c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #458bf6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b77aa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c76fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #877af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6ecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf59fa {
  color: #bf59fa;
}
Background
.bg-bf59fa {
  background-color: #bf59fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf59fa {
  border: 2px solid #bf59fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf59fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 89 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf59fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf59fa, #fa59e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf59fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 89 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.90 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.68 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.29 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.46 #40a605 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf59fa  rgb(191, 89, 250)  hsl(278, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#94fa59  rgb(148, 250, 89)  hsl(98, 94%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fabf59  rgb(250, 191, 89)  hsl(38, 94%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#59fabf  rgb(89, 250, 191)  hsl(158, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine