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#BF02CA

#bf02ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf02ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.45% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 296.7°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1538

Complementary

  1. #bf02ca
  2. #0dca02

Split complementary

  1. #bf02ca
  2. #71ca02
  3. #02ca5b

Analogous

  1. #5b02ca
  2. #bf02ca
  3. #ca0271

Triadic

  1. #bf02ca
  2. #cabf02
  3. #02cabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf02ca
  2. #ca020d
  3. #0dca02
  4. #02cabf

Square

  1. #bf02ca
  2. #ca5b02
  3. #0dca02
  4. #0271ca

Monochromatic

  1. #300033
  2. #77017e
  3. #bf02ca
  4. #f01cfd
  5. #f567fe

Shades

#bf02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf02ca
  2. #ac02b6
  3. #9902a2
  4. #86018d
  5. #730179
  6. #600165
  7. #4c0151
  8. #39013d
  9. #260028
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf02ca
  2. #c51bcf
  3. #cc35d5
  4. #d24eda
  5. #d967df
  6. #df81e5
  7. #e59aea
  8. #ecb3ef
  9. #f2ccf4
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf02ca
  2. #b90fc3
  3. #b21bbb
  4. #ac28b4
  5. #a634ac
  6. #a041a5
  7. #994e9e
  8. #935a96
  9. #8d678f
  10. #867387
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95569b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4474c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c33d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #774ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c22f9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf02ca {
  color: #bf02ca;
}
Background
.bg-bf02ca {
  background-color: #bf02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf02ca {
  border: 2px solid #bf02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf02ca, #ca0271);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.56 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.94 #40fd35 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bf02ca  rgb(191, 2, 202)  hsl(297, 98%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#0dca02  rgb(13, 202, 2)  hsl(117, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cabf02  rgb(202, 191, 2)  hsl(57, 98%, 40%)  Citrine
#02cabf  rgb(2, 202, 191)  hsl(177, 98%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise