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#BF5CD6

#bf5cd6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf5cd6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 36.08% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.75% cyan, 57.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 288.69°, with 59.8% saturation and 60% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2359

Complementary

  1. #bf5cd6
  2. #73d65c

Split complementary

  1. #bf5cd6
  2. #b0d65c
  3. #5cd682

Analogous

  1. #825cd6
  2. #bf5cd6
  3. #d65cb0

Triadic

  1. #bf5cd6
  2. #d6bf5c
  3. #5cd6bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5cd6
  2. #d65c73
  3. #73d65c
  4. #5cd6bf

Square

  1. #bf5cd6
  2. #d6825c
  3. #73d65c
  4. #5cb0d6

Monochromatic

  1. #691f7a
  2. #9e2eb7
  3. #bf5cd6
  4. #d799e5
  5. #efd6f5

Shades

#bf5cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5cd6
  2. #ac53c1
  3. #994aab
  4. #864096
  5. #733780
  6. #602e6b
  7. #4c2556
  8. #391c40
  9. #26122b
  10. #130915
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5cd6
  2. #c56cda
  3. #cc7dde
  4. #d28de2
  5. #d99de6
  6. #dfaeeb
  7. #e5beef
  8. #eccef3
  9. #f2def7
  10. #f9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5cd6
  2. #b960cd
  3. #b263c5
  4. #ac67bc
  5. #a66ab4
  6. #a06eab
  7. #9972a2
  8. #93759a
  9. #8d7991
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a077ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #427fda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6589d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c06f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8772d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9279d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf68b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5cd6 {
  color: #bf5cd6;
}
Background
.bg-bf5cd6 {
  background-color: #bf5cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf5cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #bf5cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 92 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 60% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5cd6, #d65cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 92 214 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.00 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.32 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.18 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.10 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.86 #40a329 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf5cd6  rgb(191, 92, 214)  hsl(289, 60%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#73d65c  rgb(115, 214, 92)  hsl(109, 60%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#d6bf5c  rgb(214, 191, 92)  hsl(49, 60%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#5cd6bf  rgb(92, 214, 191)  hsl(169, 60%, 60%)  Turquoise