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#BF42DE closest to Magenta Affair

#BF42DE is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Magenta Affair. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 25.9% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(191, 66, 222)). Its HSL value is 288° hue, 70% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BF42DE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.05:1.

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Variations of #BF42DE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BF42DE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BF42DE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF42DE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 59% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4C80DA
  • Protanopia 53% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0074E2
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #656BE0
  • Deuteranopia 59% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4C80DA
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D71DC
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BF608C
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C150BE
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7C7C7C
  • Achromatomaly 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #91719C

#BF42DE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.16:1 Poor#BF42DE text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.05:1 Good#BF42DE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BF42DE in CSS

/* Magenta Affair */
.color { color: #BF42DE; }
.background { background-color: #BF42DE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF42DE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 66 222);
color: hsl(288 70% 56%);
color: oklch(0.618 0.239 318.9);

#BF42DE FAQ

What color is #BF42DE?

#BF42DE is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Magenta Affair. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BF42DE?

#BF42DE is rgb(191, 66, 222) in RGB, hsl(288, 70%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 70%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF42DE?

The complementary color of #BF42DE is #61DE42, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF42DE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BF42DE: 5.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF42DE a warm or cool color?

#BF42DE is a cool color.