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#BF4EBE

#bf4ebe ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf4ebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.16% magenta, 0.52% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 300.53°, 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2024

Complementary

  1. #bf4ebe
  2. #4ebf4f

Split complementary

  1. #bf4ebe
  2. #86bf4e
  3. #4ebf88

Analogous

  1. #884ebf
  2. #bf4ebe
  3. #bf4e86

Triadic

  1. #bf4ebe
  2. #bebf4e
  3. #4ebebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4ebe
  2. #bf4f4e
  3. #4ebf4f
  4. #4ebebf

Square

  1. #bf4ebe
  2. #bf884e
  3. #4ebf4f
  4. #4e86bf

Monochromatic

  1. #551f55
  2. #8d338d
  3. #bf4ebe
  4. #d386d3
  5. #e8bee7

Shades

#bf4ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4ebe
  2. #ac46ab
  3. #993e98
  4. #863785
  5. #732f72
  6. #60275f
  7. #4c1f4c
  8. #391739
  9. #261026
  10. #130813
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4ebe
  2. #c560c5
  3. #cc71cb
  4. #d283d2
  5. #d995d8
  6. #dfa7df
  7. #e5b8e5
  8. #eccaec
  9. #f2dcf2
  10. #f9edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4ebe
  2. #b953b8
  3. #b258b2
  4. #ac5dab
  5. #a662a5
  6. #a0679f
  7. #996c99
  8. #937193
  9. #8d768c
  10. #867b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6d9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4273c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6882bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c55c7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8766c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9370bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2569c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4ebe {
  color: #bf4ebe;
}
Background
.bg-bf4ebe {
  background-color: #bf4ebe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf4ebe {
  border: 2px solid #bf4ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 78 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4ebe, #bf4e86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 78 190 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.50 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.78 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.85 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.07 #40b141 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf4ebe  rgb(191, 78, 190)  hsl(301, 47%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#4ebf4f  rgb(78, 191, 79)  hsl(121, 47%, 53%)  Mantis
#bebf4e  rgb(190, 191, 78)  hsl(61, 47%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#4ebebf  rgb(78, 190, 191)  hsl(181, 47%, 53%)  Verdigris