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#BF72E9

#bf72e9 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bf72e9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 44.71% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.03% cyan, 51.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 278.82°, with 73.01% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.2899

Complementary

  1. #bf72e9
  2. #9ce972

Split complementary

  1. #bf72e9
  2. #d8e972
  3. #72e983

Analogous

  1. #8372e9
  2. #bf72e9
  3. #e972d8

Triadic

  1. #bf72e9
  2. #e9bf72
  3. #72e9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf72e9
  2. #e9729c
  3. #9ce972
  4. #72e9bf

Square

  1. #bf72e9
  2. #e98372
  3. #9ce972
  4. #72d8e9

Monochromatic

  1. #761aa8
  2. #a130df
  3. #bf72e9
  4. #ddb4f3
  5. #f7edfc

Shades

#bf72e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf72e9
  2. #ac67d2
  3. #995bba
  4. #8650a3
  5. #73448c
  6. #603975
  7. #4c2e5d
  8. #392246
  9. #26172f
  10. #130b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf72e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf72e9
  2. #c580eb
  3. #cc8eed
  4. #d29cf0
  5. #d9aaf2
  6. #dfb9f4
  7. #e5c7f6
  8. #ecd5f8
  9. #f2e3fb
  10. #f9f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf72e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf72e9
  2. #b973df
  3. #b275d4
  4. #ac76ca
  5. #a678bf
  6. #a079b5
  7. #997aaa
  8. #937ca0
  9. #8d7d95
  10. #867f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a687bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #548fed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c94e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb85a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c84eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9588e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc7ec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf72e9 {
  color: #bf72e9;
}
Background
.bg-bf72e9 {
  background-color: #bf72e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf72e9 {
  border: 2px solid #bf72e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf72e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 114 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 73% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf72e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf72e9, #e972d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf72e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 114 233 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 3.98 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.58 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.40 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.48 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.58 #408d16 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bf72e9  rgb(191, 114, 233)  hsl(279, 73%, 68%)  Floral Lavender
#9ce972  rgb(156, 233, 114)  hsl(99, 73%, 68%)  Inchworm
#e9bf72  rgb(233, 191, 114)  hsl(39, 73%, 68%)  Topaz
#72e9bf  rgb(114, 233, 191)  hsl(159, 73%, 68%)  Aquamarine