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#BF71BF

#bf71bf ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf71bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 44.31% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 37.86% saturation and 59.61% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2665

Complementary

  1. #bf71bf
  2. #71bf71

Split complementary

  1. #bf71bf
  2. #98bf71
  3. #71bf98

Analogous

  1. #9871bf
  2. #bf71bf
  3. #bf7198

Triadic

  1. #bf71bf
  2. #bfbf71
  3. #71bfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf71bf
  2. #bf7171
  3. #71bf71
  4. #71bfbf

Square

  1. #bf71bf
  2. #bf9871
  3. #71bf71
  4. #7198bf

Monochromatic

  1. #682f68
  2. #9d479d
  3. #bf71bf
  4. #d7a6d7
  5. #efdaef

Shades

#bf71bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf71bf
  2. #ac66ac
  3. #995a99
  4. #864f86
  5. #734473
  6. #603960
  7. #4c2d4c
  8. #392239
  9. #261726
  10. #130b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf71bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf71bf
  2. #c57fc5
  3. #cc8dcc
  4. #d29cd2
  5. #d9aad9
  6. #dfb8df
  7. #e5c6e5
  8. #ecd4ec
  9. #f2e3f2
  10. #f9f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf71bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf71bf
  2. #b973b9
  3. #b274b2
  4. #ac76ac
  5. #a677a6
  6. #a079a0
  7. #997a99
  8. #937c93
  9. #8d7d8d
  10. #867f86
  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 #a383a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b87c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8091bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3798f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #947fc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d85bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c276a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf71bf {
  color: #bf71bf;
}
Background
.bg-bf71bf {
  background-color: #bf71bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf71bf {
  border: 2px solid #bf71bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf71bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 113 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf71bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf71bf, #bf7198);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf71bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 113 191 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.35 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 5.88 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.45 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.25 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.32 #408e40 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Orchid
#bf71bf  rgb(191, 113, 191)  hsl(300, 38%, 60%)  Orchid
#71bf71  rgb(113, 191, 113)  hsl(120, 38%, 60%)  Mantis
#bfbf71  rgb(191, 191, 113)  hsl(60, 38%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#71bfbf  rgb(113, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 38%, 60%)  Verdigris