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#BF55EA

#bf55ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf55ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 33.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 282.68°, with 78.01% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.2351

Complementary

  1. #bf55ea
  2. #80ea55

Split complementary

  1. #bf55ea
  2. #cbea55
  3. #55ea74

Analogous

  1. #7455ea
  2. #bf55ea
  3. #ea55cb

Triadic

  1. #bf55ea
  2. #eabf55
  3. #55eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf55ea
  2. #ea5580
  3. #80ea55
  4. #55eabf

Square

  1. #bf55ea
  2. #ea7455
  3. #80ea55
  4. #55cbea

Monochromatic

  1. #6e1294
  2. #a11bd8
  3. #bf55ea
  4. #d999f2
  5. #f2ddfb

Shades

#bf55ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf55ea
  2. #ac4dd3
  3. #9944bb
  4. #863ca4
  5. #73338c
  6. #602b75
  7. #4c225e
  8. #391a46
  9. #26112f
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf55ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf55ea
  2. #c566ec
  3. #cc77ee
  4. #d288f0
  5. #d999f2
  6. #dfaaf5
  7. #e5bbf7
  8. #ecccf9
  9. #f2ddfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf55ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf55ea
  2. #b959df
  3. #b25ed5
  4. #ac62ca
  5. #a666c0
  6. #a06bb5
  7. #996faa
  8. #9373a0
  9. #8d7795
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a075b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #137fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5188e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc7198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f71ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b77e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd67bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf55ea {
  color: #bf55ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf55ea {
  background-color: #bf55ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf55ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf55ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf55ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 85 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf55ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf55ea, #ea55cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf55ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 85 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.05 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.08 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.40 #40aa15 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf55ea  rgb(191, 85, 234)  hsl(283, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#80ea55  rgb(128, 234, 85)  hsl(103, 78%, 63%)  Inchworm
#eabf55  rgb(234, 191, 85)  hsl(43, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#55eabf  rgb(85, 234, 191)  hsl(163, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine