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#BF6497

#bf6497 ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf6497 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 39.22% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 20.94% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 326.37°, with 41.55% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.2243

Complementary

  1. #bf6497
  2. #64bf8c

Split complementary

  1. #bf6497
  2. #6abf64
  3. #64bfb9

Analogous

  1. #b964bf
  2. #bf6497
  3. #bf646a

Triadic

  1. #bf6497
  2. #97bf64
  3. #6497bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6497
  2. #bf8c64
  3. #64bf8c
  4. #6497bf

Square

  1. #bf6497
  2. #bfb964
  3. #64bf8c
  4. #646abf

Monochromatic

  1. #622848
  2. #983f71
  3. #bf6497
  4. #d59abb
  5. #ecd0e0

Shades

#bf6497 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6497
  2. #ac5a88
  3. #995079
  4. #86466a
  5. #733c5b
  6. #60324c
  7. #4c283c
  8. #391e2d
  9. #26141e
  10. #130a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6497 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6497
  2. #c574a1
  3. #cc83ac
  4. #d293b6
  5. #d9a2c1
  6. #dfb2cb
  7. #e5c1d5
  8. #ecd1e0
  9. #f2e0ea
  10. #f9f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6497 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6497
  2. #b96795
  3. #b26a92
  4. #ac6c90
  5. #a66f8e
  6. #a0728c
  7. #997589
  8. #937887
  9. #8d7a85
  10. #867d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e778b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c7999 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848895 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #957198 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f7b96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c66385 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6497 {
  color: #bf6497;
}
Background
.bg-bf6497 {
  background-color: #bf6497;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6497 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6497;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6497;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 42% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6497 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6497, #bf646a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6497 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 151 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.61 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 5.67 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.94 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.30 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 9.21 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.43 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.48 #409b68 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bf6497  rgb(191, 100, 151)  hsl(326, 42%, 57%)  Mulberry
#64bf8c  rgb(100, 191, 140)  hsl(146, 42%, 57%)  Mint
#97bf64  rgb(151, 191, 100)  hsl(86, 42%, 57%)  Pistachio
#6497bf  rgb(100, 151, 191)  hsl(206, 42%, 57%)  Carolina Blue