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#BF87BF

#bf87bf ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bf87bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 30.43% saturation and 63.92% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 7.22.

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Relative luminance0.3217

Complementary

  1. #bf87bf
  2. #87bf87

Split complementary

  1. #bf87bf
  2. #a3bf87
  3. #87bfa3

Analogous

  1. #a387bf
  2. #bf87bf
  3. #bf87a3

Triadic

  1. #bf87bf
  2. #bfbf87
  3. #87bfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf87bf
  2. #bf8787
  3. #87bf87
  4. #87bfbf

Square

  1. #bf87bf
  2. #bfa387
  3. #87bf87
  4. #87a3bf

Monochromatic

  1. #713c71
  2. #a357a3
  3. #bf87bf
  4. #dab9da
  5. #f4ebf4

Shades

#bf87bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf87bf
  2. #ac7aac
  3. #996c99
  4. #865f86
  5. #735173
  6. #604460
  7. #4c364c
  8. #392939
  9. #261b26
  10. #130e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf87bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf87bf
  2. #c593c5
  3. #cc9fcc
  4. #d2abd2
  5. #d9b7d9
  6. #dfc3df
  7. #e5cfe5
  8. #ecdbec
  9. #f2e7f2
  10. #f9f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf87bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf87bf
  2. #b986b9
  3. #b286b2
  4. #ac85ac
  5. #a684a6
  6. #a084a0
  7. #998399
  8. #938293
  9. #8d818d
  10. #868186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa93aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8395c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919cbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c28c9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f90c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a594be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c18aab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf87bf {
  color: #bf87bf;
}
Background
.bg-bf87bf {
  background-color: #bf87bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf87bf {
  border: 2px solid #bf87bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf87bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 30% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf87bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf87bf, #bf87a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf87bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.22 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.42 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.84 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.94 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.55 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.58 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.82 #407840 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#bf87bf  rgb(191, 135, 191)  hsl(300, 30%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#87bf87  rgb(135, 191, 135)  hsl(120, 30%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfbf87  rgb(191, 191, 135)  hsl(60, 30%, 64%)  Sage
#87bfbf  rgb(135, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 30%, 64%)  Opal