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#BF5DF3

#bf5df3 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf5df3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 36.47% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.4% cyan, 61.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 279.2°, with 86.21% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.2538

Complementary

  1. #bf5df3
  2. #91f35d

Split complementary

  1. #bf5df3
  2. #dcf35d
  3. #5df374

Analogous

  1. #745df3
  2. #bf5df3
  3. #f35ddc

Triadic

  1. #bf5df3
  2. #f3bf5d
  3. #5df3bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5df3
  2. #f35d91
  3. #91f35d
  4. #5df3bf

Square

  1. #bf5df3
  2. #f3745d
  3. #91f35d
  4. #5ddcf3

Monochromatic

  1. #740daa
  2. #a316ee
  3. #bf5df3
  4. #dba4f8
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#bf5df3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5df3
  2. #ac54db
  3. #994ac2
  4. #8641aa
  5. #733892
  6. #602f7a
  7. #4c2561
  8. #391c49
  9. #261331
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5df3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5df3
  2. #c56df4
  3. #cc7df5
  4. #d28ef7
  5. #d99ef8
  6. #dfaef9
  7. #e5befa
  8. #eccefb
  9. #f2dffd
  10. #f9effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5df3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5df3
  2. #b961e8
  3. #b264dc
  4. #ac68d1
  5. #a66bc5
  6. #a06fba
  7. #9972ae
  8. #9376a3
  9. #8d7997
  10. #867d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a27abd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b85f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #518cef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8077f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7cf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6fc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5df3 {
  color: #bf5df3;
}
Background
.bg-bf5df3 {
  background-color: #bf5df3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf5df3 {
  border: 2px solid #bf5df3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5df3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 93 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 86% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5df3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5df3, #f35ddc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5df3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 93 243 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.23 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.07 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.31 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.49 #40a20c Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf5df3  rgb(191, 93, 243)  hsl(279, 86%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#91f35d  rgb(145, 243, 93)  hsl(99, 86%, 66%)  Inchworm
#f3bf5d  rgb(243, 191, 93)  hsl(39, 86%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#5df3bf  rgb(93, 243, 191)  hsl(159, 86%, 66%)  Aquamarine