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#BD04CC

#bd04cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd04cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.35% cyan, 98.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 295.5°, with 96.15% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.05.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #bd04cc
  2. #13cc04

Split complementary

  1. #bd04cc
  2. #77cc04
  3. #04cc59

Analogous

  1. #5904cc
  2. #bd04cc
  3. #cc0477

Triadic

  1. #bd04cc
  2. #ccbd04
  3. #04ccbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd04cc
  2. #cc0413
  3. #13cc04
  4. #04ccbd

Square

  1. #bd04cc
  2. #cc5904
  3. #13cc04
  4. #0477cc

Monochromatic

  1. #320136
  2. #770381
  3. #bd04cc
  4. #ea22fb
  5. #f16dfc

Shades

#bd04cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd04cc
  2. #aa04b8
  3. #9703a3
  4. #84038f
  5. #71027a
  6. #5f0266
  7. #4c0252
  8. #39013d
  9. #260129
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd04cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd04cc
  2. #c41dd1
  3. #ca36d6
  4. #d14fdb
  5. #d768e0
  6. #de82e6
  7. #e59beb
  8. #ebb4f0
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd04cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd04cc
  2. #b710c4
  3. #b11dbd
  4. #ab29b5
  5. #a536ae
  6. #9f42a6
  7. #984e9e
  8. #925b97
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f73c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c13f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf31a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd04cc {
  color: #bd04cc;
}
Background
.bg-bd04cc {
  background-color: #bd04cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd04cc {
  border: 2px solid #bd04cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd04cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 4 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd04cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd04cc, #cc0477);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd04cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 4 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.45 #42fb33 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bd04cc  rgb(189, 4, 204)  hsl(296, 96%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#13cc04  rgb(19, 204, 4)  hsl(116, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#ccbd04  rgb(204, 189, 4)  hsl(56, 96%, 41%)  Old Gold
#04ccbd  rgb(4, 204, 189)  hsl(176, 96%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise