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#BF59EA

#bf59ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf59ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 282.21°, with 77.54% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.2416

Complementary

  1. #bf59ea
  2. #84ea59

Split complementary

  1. #bf59ea
  2. #ccea59
  3. #59ea76

Analogous

  1. #7659ea
  2. #bf59ea
  3. #ea59cc

Triadic

  1. #bf59ea
  2. #eabf59
  3. #59eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf59ea
  2. #ea5984
  3. #84ea59
  4. #59eabf

Square

  1. #bf59ea
  2. #ea7659
  3. #84ea59
  4. #59ccea

Monochromatic

  1. #701397
  2. #a21cdb
  3. #bf59ea
  4. #d99df3
  5. #f3e1fb

Shades

#bf59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf59ea
  2. #ac50d3
  3. #9947bb
  4. #863ea4
  5. #73358c
  6. #602d75
  7. #4c245e
  8. #391b46
  9. #26122f
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf59ea
  2. #c56aec
  3. #cc7aee
  4. #d28bf0
  5. #d99bf2
  6. #dfacf5
  7. #e5bdf7
  8. #eccdf9
  9. #f2defb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf59ea
  2. #b95ddf
  3. #b261d5
  4. #ac65ca
  5. #a669c0
  6. #a06db5
  7. #9970aa
  8. #9374a0
  9. #8d7895
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a077b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2281ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5589e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb749a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8173ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c79e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd6abf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf59ea {
  color: #bf59ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf59ea {
  background-color: #bf59ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf59ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf59ea, #ea59cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.63 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.47 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.70 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.77 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.27 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.27 #40a615 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bf59ea  rgb(191, 89, 234)  hsl(282, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#84ea59  rgb(132, 234, 89)  hsl(102, 78%, 63%)  Inchworm
#eabf59  rgb(234, 191, 89)  hsl(42, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#59eabf  rgb(89, 234, 191)  hsl(162, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine