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#BF5EEC

#bf5eec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf5eec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 36.86% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 60.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 280.99°, with 78.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2514

Complementary

  1. #bf5eec
  2. #8bec5e

Split complementary

  1. #bf5eec
  2. #d2ec5e
  3. #5eec78

Analogous

  1. #785eec
  2. #bf5eec
  3. #ec5ed2

Triadic

  1. #bf5eec
  2. #ecbf5e
  3. #5eecbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5eec
  2. #ec5e8b
  3. #8bec5e
  4. #5eecbf

Square

  1. #bf5eec
  2. #ec785e
  3. #8bec5e
  4. #5ed2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #72139e
  2. #a31be3
  3. #bf5eec
  4. #daa2f4
  5. #f5e7fc

Shades

#bf5eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5eec
  2. #ac55d4
  3. #994bbd
  4. #8642a5
  5. #73388e
  6. #602f76
  7. #4c265e
  8. #391c47
  9. #26132f
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5eec
  2. #c56eee
  3. #cc7ef0
  4. #d28ef2
  5. #d99ef4
  6. #dfaff6
  7. #e5bff7
  8. #eccff9
  9. #f2dffb
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5eec
  2. #b961e1
  3. #b265d6
  4. #ac68cc
  5. #a66cc1
  6. #a06fb6
  7. #9972ab
  8. #9376a0
  9. #8d7996
  10. #867d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a27ab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c84f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #588ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb789c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8277ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc6ec2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5eec {
  color: #bf5eec;
}
Background
.bg-bf5eec {
  background-color: #bf5eec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf5eec {
  border: 2px solid #bf5eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 94 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5eec, #ec5ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 94 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.65 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.66 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.86 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.90 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.91 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.47 #40a113 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf5eec  rgb(191, 94, 236)  hsl(281, 79%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8bec5e  rgb(139, 236, 94)  hsl(101, 79%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ecbf5e  rgb(236, 191, 94)  hsl(41, 79%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#5eecbf  rgb(94, 236, 191)  hsl(161, 79%, 65%)  Aquamarine