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#BD0FCA

#bd0fca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd0fca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 5.88% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.44% cyan, 92.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 295.83°, with 86.18% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #bd0fca
  2. #1cca0f

Split complementary

  1. #bd0fca
  2. #7aca0f
  3. #0fca60

Analogous

  1. #600fca
  2. #bd0fca
  3. #ca0f7a

Triadic

  1. #bd0fca
  2. #cabd0f
  3. #0fcabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd0fca
  2. #ca0f1c
  3. #1cca0f
  4. #0fcabd

Square

  1. #bd0fca
  2. #ca600f
  3. #1cca0f
  4. #0f7aca

Monochromatic

  1. #38043c
  2. #7a0a83
  3. #bd0fca
  4. #e335f0
  5. #ed7df5

Shades

#bd0fca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd0fca
  2. #aa0eb6
  3. #970ca2
  4. #840b8d
  5. #710979
  6. #5f0865
  7. #4c0651
  8. #39053d
  9. #260328
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd0fca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd0fca
  2. #c427cf
  3. #ca3fd5
  4. #d157da
  5. #d76fdf
  6. #de87e5
  7. #e59fea
  8. #ebb7ef
  9. #f2cff4
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd0fca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd0fca
  2. #b71ac3
  3. #b126bb
  4. #ab31b4
  5. #a53cac
  6. #9f48a5
  7. #98539e
  8. #925e96
  9. #8c698f
  10. #867587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94579b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4374c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c14077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf339f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd0fca {
  color: #bd0fca;
}
Background
.bg-bd0fca {
  background-color: #bd0fca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd0fca {
  border: 2px solid #bd0fca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd0fca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 15 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd0fca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd0fca, #ca0f7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd0fca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 15 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.71 #42f035 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bd0fca  rgb(189, 15, 202)  hsl(296, 86%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#1cca0f  rgb(28, 202, 15)  hsl(116, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cabd0f  rgb(202, 189, 15)  hsl(56, 86%, 43%)  Old Gold
#0fcabd  rgb(15, 202, 189)  hsl(176, 86%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise