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#BF5AEF

#bf5aef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf5aef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 35.29% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 62.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.67°, with 82.32% saturation and 64.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.2462

Complementary

  1. #bf5aef
  2. #8aef5a

Split complementary

  1. #bf5aef
  2. #d5ef5a
  3. #5aef74

Analogous

  1. #745aef
  2. #bf5aef
  3. #ef5ad5

Triadic

  1. #bf5aef
  2. #efbf5a
  3. #5aefbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5aef
  2. #ef5a8a
  3. #8aef5a
  4. #5aefbf

Square

  1. #bf5aef
  2. #ef745a
  3. #8aef5a
  4. #5ad5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #7210a0
  2. #a316e6
  3. #bf5aef
  4. #daa0f6
  5. #f5e5fd

Shades

#bf5aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5aef
  2. #ac51d7
  3. #9948bf
  4. #863fa7
  5. #73368f
  6. #602d78
  7. #4c2460
  8. #391b48
  9. #261230
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5aef
  2. #c56bf1
  3. #cc7bf2
  4. #d28cf4
  5. #d99cf5
  6. #dfadf7
  7. #e5bdf9
  8. #eccefa
  9. #f2defc
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5aef
  2. #b95ee4
  3. #b262d9
  4. #ac65ce
  5. #a669c3
  6. #a06db8
  7. #9971ac
  8. #9375a1
  9. #8d7896
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a178ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a83f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #518aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba769d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8075f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc6cc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5aef {
  color: #bf5aef;
}
Background
.bg-bf5aef {
  background-color: #bf5aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf5aef {
  border: 2px solid #bf5aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 90 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5aef, #ef5ad5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 90 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.86 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.85 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.14 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.31 #40a510 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf5aef  rgb(191, 90, 239)  hsl(281, 82%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8aef5a  rgb(138, 239, 90)  hsl(101, 82%, 65%)  Inchworm
#efbf5a  rgb(239, 191, 90)  hsl(41, 82%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#5aefbf  rgb(90, 239, 191)  hsl(161, 82%, 65%)  Aquamarine