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#BD04CA

#bd04ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd04ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 1.57% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.44% cyan, 98.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 296.06°, with 96.12% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #bd04ca
  2. #11ca04

Split complementary

  1. #bd04ca
  2. #74ca04
  3. #04ca5a

Analogous

  1. #5a04ca
  2. #bd04ca
  3. #ca0474

Triadic

  1. #bd04ca
  2. #cabd04
  3. #04cabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd04ca
  2. #ca0411
  3. #11ca04
  4. #04cabd

Square

  1. #bd04ca
  2. #ca5a04
  3. #11ca04
  4. #0474ca

Monochromatic

  1. #310134
  2. #77037f
  3. #bd04ca
  4. #ec20fb
  5. #f36bfc

Shades

#bd04ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd04ca
  2. #aa04b6
  3. #9703a2
  4. #84038d
  5. #710279
  6. #5f0265
  7. #4c0251
  8. #39013d
  9. #260128
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd04ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd04ca
  2. #c41dcf
  3. #ca36d5
  4. #d14fda
  5. #d768df
  6. #de82e5
  7. #e59bea
  8. #ebb4ef
  9. #f2cdf4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd04ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd04ca
  2. #b710c3
  3. #b11dbb
  4. #ab29b4
  5. #a536ac
  6. #9f42a5
  7. #984e9e
  8. #925b96
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94559b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4173c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c13e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf309f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd04ca {
  color: #bd04ca;
}
Background
.bg-bd04ca {
  background-color: #bd04ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd04ca {
  border: 2px solid #bd04ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd04ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 4 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd04ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd04ca, #ca0474);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd04ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 4 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.62 #42fb35 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bd04ca  rgb(189, 4, 202)  hsl(296, 96%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#11ca04  rgb(17, 202, 4)  hsl(116, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cabd04  rgb(202, 189, 4)  hsl(56, 96%, 40%)  Old Gold
#04cabd  rgb(4, 202, 189)  hsl(176, 96%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise