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#BF5EF5

#bf5ef5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf5ef5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 36.86% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.04% cyan, 61.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 278.54°, with 88.3% saturation and 66.47% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.2567

Complementary

  1. #bf5ef5
  2. #94f55e

Split complementary

  1. #bf5ef5
  2. #e0f55e
  3. #5ef573

Analogous

  1. #735ef5
  2. #bf5ef5
  3. #f55ee0

Triadic

  1. #bf5ef5
  2. #f5bf5e
  3. #5ef5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5ef5
  2. #f55e94
  3. #94f55e
  4. #5ef5bf

Square

  1. #bf5ef5
  2. #f5735e
  3. #94f55e
  4. #5ee0f5

Monochromatic

  1. #740baf
  2. #a216f1
  3. #bf5ef5
  4. #dca6f9
  5. #f7ecfe

Shades

#bf5ef5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5ef5
  2. #ac55dd
  3. #994bc4
  4. #8642ac
  5. #733893
  6. #602f7b
  7. #4c2662
  8. #391c4a
  9. #261331
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5ef5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5ef5
  2. #c56ef6
  3. #cc7ef7
  4. #d28ef8
  5. #d99ef9
  6. #dfaffa
  7. #e5bffb
  8. #eccffc
  9. #f2dffd
  10. #f9effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5ef5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5ef5
  2. #b961e9
  3. #b265de
  4. #ac68d2
  5. #a66cc6
  6. #a06fbb
  7. #9972af
  8. #9376a3
  9. #8d7997
  10. #867d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a27bbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a86fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #508df1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8078f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a7df3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb71c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5ef5 {
  color: #bf5ef5;
}
Background
.bg-bf5ef5 {
  background-color: #bf5ef5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf5ef5 {
  border: 2px solid #bf5ef5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5ef5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 94 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 88% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5ef5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5ef5, #f55ee0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5ef5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 94 245 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.58 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.55 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.21 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.24 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.57 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.58 #40a10a Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf5ef5  rgb(191, 94, 245)  hsl(279, 88%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#94f55e  rgb(148, 245, 94)  hsl(99, 88%, 66%)  Inchworm
#f5bf5e  rgb(245, 191, 94)  hsl(39, 88%, 66%)  Topaz
#5ef5bf  rgb(94, 245, 191)  hsl(159, 88%, 66%)  Aquamarine