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#BF6ADE

#bf6ade ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bf6ade is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 41.57% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.96% cyan, 52.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 283.97°, with 63.74% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.2666

Complementary

  1. #bf6ade
  2. #89de6a

Split complementary

  1. #bf6ade
  2. #c3de6a
  3. #6ade85

Analogous

  1. #856ade
  2. #bf6ade
  3. #de6ac3

Triadic

  1. #bf6ade
  2. #debf6a
  3. #6adebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6ade
  2. #de6a89
  3. #89de6a
  4. #6adebf

Square

  1. #bf6ade
  2. #de856a
  3. #89de6a
  4. #6ac3de

Monochromatic

  1. #71208f
  2. #a32ece
  3. #bf6ade
  4. #daa9ec
  5. #f5e7fa

Shades

#bf6ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6ade
  2. #ac5fc8
  3. #9955b2
  4. #864a9b
  5. #734085
  6. #60356f
  7. #4c2a59
  8. #392043
  9. #26152c
  10. #130b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6ade
  2. #c579e1
  3. #cc88e5
  4. #d297e8
  5. #d9a6eb
  6. #dfb5ef
  7. #e5c3f2
  8. #ecd2f5
  9. #f2e1f8
  10. #f9f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6ade
  2. #b96cd5
  3. #b26ecb
  4. #ac71c2
  5. #a673b8
  6. #a075af
  7. #9977a6
  8. #93799c
  9. #8d7c93
  10. #867e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a380b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5188e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c90db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be7c9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b7de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9482dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be75b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6ade {
  color: #bf6ade;
}
Background
.bg-bf6ade {
  background-color: #bf6ade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6ade {
  border: 2px solid #bf6ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 106 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 64% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6ade, #de6ac3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 106 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.08 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.21 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.36 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.53 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.87 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.23 #409521 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf6ade  rgb(191, 106, 222)  hsl(284, 64%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#89de6a  rgb(137, 222, 106)  hsl(104, 64%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#debf6a  rgb(222, 191, 106)  hsl(44, 64%, 64%)  Vegas Gold
#6adebf  rgb(106, 222, 191)  hsl(164, 64%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine