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#BF73C8

#bf73c8 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf73c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 45.1% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.5% cyan, 42.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 293.65°, with 43.59% saturation and 61.76% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.2751

Complementary

  1. #bf73c8
  2. #7cc873

Split complementary

  1. #bf73c8
  2. #a6c873
  3. #73c894

Analogous

  1. #9473c8
  2. #bf73c8
  3. #c873a6

Triadic

  1. #bf73c8
  2. #c8bf73
  3. #73c8bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf73c8
  2. #c8737c
  3. #7cc873
  4. #73c8bf

Square

  1. #bf73c8
  2. #c89473
  3. #7cc873
  4. #73a6c8

Monochromatic

  1. #6d2e74
  2. #a043ab
  3. #bf73c8
  4. #d8aade
  5. #f1e1f3

Shades

#bf73c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf73c8
  2. #ac68b4
  3. #995ca0
  4. #86518c
  5. #734578
  6. #603a64
  7. #4c2e50
  8. #39233c
  9. #261728
  10. #130c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf73c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf73c8
  2. #c581ce
  3. #cc8fd3
  4. #d29dd9
  5. #d9abde
  6. #dfb9e4
  7. #e5c7e9
  8. #ecd5ef
  9. #f2e3f4
  10. #f9f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf73c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf73c8
  2. #b974c1
  3. #b276ba
  4. #ac77b2
  5. #a678ab
  6. #a07aa4
  7. #997b9d
  8. #937c96
  9. #8d7d8e
  10. #867f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a485a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6989cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e92c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9381ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c87c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c179ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf73c8 {
  color: #bf73c8;
}
Background
.bg-bf73c8 {
  background-color: #bf73c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf73c8 {
  border: 2px solid #bf73c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf73c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 115 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 44% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf73c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf73c8, #c873a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf73c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 115 200 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.49 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.88 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.98 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.01 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.37 #408c37 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Orchid
#bf73c8  rgb(191, 115, 200)  hsl(294, 44%, 62%)  Orchid
#7cc873  rgb(124, 200, 115)  hsl(114, 44%, 62%)  Mantis
#c8bf73  rgb(200, 191, 115)  hsl(54, 44%, 62%)  Dark Khaki
#73c8bf  rgb(115, 200, 191)  hsl(174, 44%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise