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#BF78AE

#bf78ae ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf78ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 47.06% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.17% magenta, 8.9% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 314.37°, with 35.68% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2757

Complementary

  1. #bf78ae
  2. #78bf89

Split complementary

  1. #bf78ae
  2. #8abf78
  3. #78bfad

Analogous

  1. #ad78bf
  2. #bf78ae
  3. #bf788a

Triadic

  1. #bf78ae
  2. #aebf78
  3. #78aebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf78ae
  2. #bf8978
  3. #78bf89
  4. #78aebf

Square

  1. #bf78ae
  2. #bfad78
  3. #78bf89
  4. #788abf

Monochromatic

  1. #6b335e
  2. #9f4b8b
  3. #bf78ae
  4. #d8accd
  5. #f0e0ec

Shades

#bf78ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf78ae
  2. #ac6c9d
  3. #99608b
  4. #86547a
  5. #734868
  6. #603c57
  7. #4c3046
  8. #392434
  9. #261823
  10. #130c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf78ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf78ae
  2. #c586b6
  3. #cc93be
  4. #d2a1c6
  5. #d9aece
  6. #dfbcd7
  7. #e5c9df
  8. #ecd7e7
  9. #f2e4ef
  10. #f9f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf78ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf78ae
  2. #b979a9
  3. #b27aa5
  4. #ac7aa0
  5. #a67b9c
  6. #a07c97
  7. #997d92
  8. #937e8e
  9. #8d7e89
  10. #867f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5879c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7989b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b93ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c67b8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a82af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a289ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c37a9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf78ae {
  color: #bf78ae;
}
Background
.bg-bf78ae {
  background-color: #bf78ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf78ae {
  border: 2px solid #bf78ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf78ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 120 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 36% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf78ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf78ae, #bf788a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf78ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 120 174 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 3.49 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.78 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.58 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 10.18 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 10.27 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.69 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.81 #408751 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#bf78ae  rgb(191, 120, 174)  hsl(314, 36%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#78bf89  rgb(120, 191, 137)  hsl(134, 36%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#aebf78  rgb(174, 191, 120)  hsl(74, 36%, 61%)  Olivine
#78aebf  rgb(120, 174, 191)  hsl(194, 36%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue