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#BF6EC5

#bf6ec5 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf6ec5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 43.14% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 44.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 295.86°, with 42.86% saturation and 60.2% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2626

Complementary

  1. #bf6ec5
  2. #74c56e

Split complementary

  1. #bf6ec5
  2. #a0c56e
  3. #6ec594

Analogous

  1. #946ec5
  2. #bf6ec5
  3. #c56ea0

Triadic

  1. #bf6ec5
  2. #c5bf6e
  3. #6ec5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6ec5
  2. #c56e74
  3. #74c56e
  4. #6ec5bf

Square

  1. #bf6ec5
  2. #c5946e
  3. #74c56e
  4. #6ea0c5

Monochromatic

  1. #692c6e
  2. #9e42a5
  3. #bf6ec5
  4. #d7a5db
  5. #efdbf1

Shades

#bf6ec5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6ec5
  2. #ac63b1
  3. #99589e
  4. #864d8a
  5. #734276
  6. #603763
  7. #4c2c4f
  8. #39213b
  9. #261627
  10. #130b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6ec5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6ec5
  2. #c57dcb
  3. #cc8bd1
  4. #d29ad6
  5. #d9a8dc
  6. #dfb7e2
  7. #e5c5e8
  8. #ecd4ee
  9. #f2e2f3
  10. #f9f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6ec5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6ec5
  2. #b970be
  3. #b272b7
  4. #ac73b0
  5. #a675a9
  6. #a077a3
  7. #99799c
  8. #937b95
  9. #8d7c8e
  10. #867e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a381a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6586c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b90c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #927dc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b83c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c174a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6ec5 {
  color: #bf6ec5;
}
Background
.bg-bf6ec5 {
  background-color: #bf6ec5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6ec5 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6ec5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6ec5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 110 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 43% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6ec5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6ec5, #c56ea0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6ec5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 110 197 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.00 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.99 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.21 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.23 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.50 #40913a Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Orchid
#bf6ec5  rgb(191, 110, 197)  hsl(296, 43%, 60%)  Orchid
#74c56e  rgb(116, 197, 110)  hsl(116, 43%, 60%)  Mantis
#c5bf6e  rgb(197, 191, 110)  hsl(56, 43%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#6ec5bf  rgb(110, 197, 191)  hsl(176, 43%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise