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#BF5BC3

#bf5bc3 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf5bc3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 35.69% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.05% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 297.69°, with 46.43% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.225

Complementary

  1. #bf5bc3
  2. #5fc35b

Split complementary

  1. #bf5bc3
  2. #93c35b
  3. #5bc38b

Analogous

  1. #8b5bc3
  2. #bf5bc3
  3. #c35b93

Triadic

  1. #bf5bc3
  2. #c3bf5b
  3. #5bc3bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5bc3
  2. #c35b5f
  3. #5fc35b
  4. #5bc3bf

Square

  1. #bf5bc3
  2. #c38b5b
  3. #5fc35b
  4. #5b93c3

Monochromatic

  1. #5f2461
  2. #963899
  3. #bf5bc3
  4. #d593d7
  5. #ebcbec

Shades

#bf5bc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5bc3
  2. #ac52b0
  3. #99499c
  4. #864089
  5. #733775
  6. #602e62
  7. #4c244e
  8. #391b3b
  9. #261227
  10. #130914
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5bc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5bc3
  2. #c56bc9
  3. #cc7ccf
  4. #d28cd5
  5. #d99ddb
  6. #dfade1
  7. #e5bde7
  8. #ecceed
  9. #f2def3
  10. #f9eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5bc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5bc3
  2. #b95fbc
  3. #b262b6
  4. #ac66af
  5. #a66aa8
  6. #a06ea2
  7. #99719b
  8. #937594
  9. #8d798d
  10. #867c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e75a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f7ac6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e87c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c36887 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a6fc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9578c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c263a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5bc3 {
  color: #bf5bc3;
}
Background
.bg-bf5bc3 {
  background-color: #bf5bc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf5bc3 {
  border: 2px solid #bf5bc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5bc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 91 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 46% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5bc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5bc3, #c35b93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5bc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 91 195 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.96 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.48 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.53 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.21 #40a43c Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf5bc3  rgb(191, 91, 195)  hsl(298, 46%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#5fc35b  rgb(95, 195, 91)  hsl(118, 46%, 56%)  Mantis
#c3bf5b  rgb(195, 191, 91)  hsl(58, 46%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#5bc3bf  rgb(91, 195, 191)  hsl(178, 46%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise