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#BF8ECF

#bf8ecf ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf8ecf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 55.69% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 31.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 285.23°, with 40.37% saturation and 68.43% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.3493

Complementary

  1. #bf8ecf
  2. #9ecf8e

Split complementary

  1. #bf8ecf
  2. #becf8e
  3. #8ecf9e

Analogous

  1. #9e8ecf
  2. #bf8ecf
  3. #cf8ebe

Triadic

  1. #bf8ecf
  2. #cfbf8e
  3. #8ecfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8ecf
  2. #cf8e9e
  3. #9ecf8e
  4. #8ecfbf

Square

  1. #bf8ecf
  2. #cf9e8e
  3. #9ecf8e
  4. #8ebecf

Monochromatic

  1. #763a8a
  2. #a158b8
  3. #bf8ecf
  4. #ddc4e6
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#bf8ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8ecf
  2. #ac80ba
  3. #9972a6
  4. #866391
  5. #73557c
  6. #604768
  7. #4c3953
  8. #392b3e
  9. #261c29
  10. #130e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8ecf
  2. #c599d4
  3. #cca5d9
  4. #d2b0dd
  5. #d9bbe2
  6. #dfc7e7
  7. #e5d2ec
  8. #ecddf1
  9. #f2e8f5
  10. #f9f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8ecf
  2. #b98dc7
  3. #b28bbf
  4. #ac8ab7
  5. #a688af
  6. #a087a8
  7. #9986a0
  8. #938498
  9. #8d8390
  10. #868188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad99b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a1cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf96a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a097d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59ace ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf93b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8ecf {
  color: #bf8ecf;
}
Background
.bg-bf8ecf {
  background-color: #bf8ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8ecf {
  border: 2px solid #bf8ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 142 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 40% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8ecf, #cf8ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 142 207 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.82 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.65 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.70 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.84 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.96 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.41 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.83 #407130 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bf8ecf  rgb(191, 142, 207)  hsl(285, 40%, 68%)  Wisteria
#9ecf8e  rgb(158, 207, 142)  hsl(105, 40%, 68%)  Pistachio
#cfbf8e  rgb(207, 191, 142)  hsl(45, 40%, 68%)  Ecru
#8ecfbf  rgb(142, 207, 191)  hsl(165, 40%, 68%)  Seafoam Green