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#BF6DCF

#bf6dcf ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf6dcf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 42.75% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 47.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 290.2°, with 50.52% saturation and 61.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2652

Complementary

  1. #bf6dcf
  2. #7dcf6d

Split complementary

  1. #bf6dcf
  2. #aecf6d
  3. #6dcf8e

Analogous

  1. #8e6dcf
  2. #bf6dcf
  3. #cf6dae

Triadic

  1. #bf6dcf
  2. #cfbf6d
  3. #6dcfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6dcf
  2. #cf6d7d
  3. #7dcf6d
  4. #6dcfbf

Square

  1. #bf6dcf
  2. #cf8e6d
  3. #7dcf6d
  4. #6daecf

Monochromatic

  1. #6d287b
  2. #a03bb4
  3. #bf6dcf
  4. #d8a7e2
  5. #f1e0f5

Shades

#bf6dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6dcf
  2. #ac62ba
  3. #9957a6
  4. #864c91
  5. #73417c
  6. #603768
  7. #4c2c53
  8. #39213e
  9. #261629
  10. #130b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6dcf
  2. #c57cd4
  3. #cc8ad9
  4. #d299dd
  5. #d9a7e2
  6. #dfb6e7
  7. #e5c5ec
  8. #ecd3f1
  9. #f2e2f5
  10. #f9f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6dcf
  2. #b96fc7
  3. #b271bf
  4. #ac73b7
  5. #a675af
  6. #a077a8
  7. #9978a0
  8. #937a98
  9. #8d7c90
  10. #867e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a381ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e87d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7690cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c17a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f7dd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9983cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c075af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6dcf {
  color: #bf6dcf;
}
Background
.bg-bf6dcf {
  background-color: #bf6dcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6dcf {
  border: 2px solid #bf6dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 109 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 51% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6dcf, #cf6dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 109 207 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.89 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.24 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.03 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.56 #409230 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Orchid
#bf6dcf  rgb(191, 109, 207)  hsl(290, 51%, 62%)  Orchid
#7dcf6d  rgb(125, 207, 109)  hsl(110, 51%, 62%)  Mantis
#cfbf6d  rgb(207, 191, 109)  hsl(50, 51%, 62%)  Vegas Gold
#6dcfbf  rgb(109, 207, 191)  hsl(170, 51%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise