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#BF4EAE

#bf4eae ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf4eae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 30.59% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.16% magenta, 8.9% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 309.03°, with 46.89% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.09.

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Relative luminance0.1958

Complementary

  1. #bf4eae
  2. #4ebf5f

Split complementary

  1. #bf4eae
  2. #76bf4e
  3. #4ebf98

Analogous

  1. #984ebf
  2. #bf4eae
  3. #bf4e76

Triadic

  1. #bf4eae
  2. #aebf4e
  3. #4eaebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4eae
  2. #bf5f4e
  3. #4ebf5f
  4. #4eaebf

Square

  1. #bf4eae
  2. #bf984e
  3. #4ebf5f
  4. #4e76bf

Monochromatic

  1. #551f4d
  2. #8d3380
  3. #bf4eae
  4. #d386c8
  5. #e8bee1

Shades

#bf4eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4eae
  2. #ac469d
  3. #993e8b
  4. #86377a
  5. #732f68
  6. #602757
  7. #4c1f46
  8. #391734
  9. #261023
  10. #130811
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4eae
  2. #c560b6
  3. #cc71be
  4. #d283c6
  5. #d995ce
  6. #dfa7d7
  7. #e5b8df
  8. #eccae7
  9. #f2dcef
  10. #f9edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4eae
  2. #b953a9
  3. #b258a5
  4. #ac5da0
  5. #a6629c
  6. #a06797
  7. #996c92
  8. #93718e
  9. #8d7689
  10. #867b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6b92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c70b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f80ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8964b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9670ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c45390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4eae {
  color: #bf4eae;
}
Background
.bg-bf4eae {
  background-color: #bf4eae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4eae {
  border: 2px solid #bf4eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 78 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4eae, #bf4e76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 78 174 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.09 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.00 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.48 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.89 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.10 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.73 #40b151 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4eae  rgb(191, 78, 174)  hsl(309, 47%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#4ebf5f  rgb(78, 191, 95)  hsl(129, 47%, 53%)  Emerald
#aebf4e  rgb(174, 191, 78)  hsl(69, 47%, 53%)  June Bud
#4eaebf  rgb(78, 174, 191)  hsl(189, 47%, 53%)  Cadet Blue