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#BD11BC

#bd11bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd11bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.01% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 300.35°, with 83.5% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.28.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1485

Complementary

  1. #bd11bc
  2. #11bd12

Split complementary

  1. #bd11bc
  2. #66bd11
  3. #11bd68

Analogous

  1. #6811bd
  2. #bd11bc
  3. #bd1166

Triadic

  1. #bd11bc
  2. #bcbd11
  3. #11bcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd11bc
  2. #bd1211
  3. #11bd12
  4. #11bcbd

Square

  1. #bd11bc
  2. #bd6811
  3. #11bd12
  4. #1166bd

Monochromatic

  1. #310430
  2. #770b76
  3. #bd11bc
  4. #ec2eeb
  5. #f374f2

Shades

#bd11bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd11bc
  2. #aa0fa9
  3. #970e96
  4. #840c84
  5. #710a71
  6. #5f095e
  7. #4c074b
  8. #390538
  9. #260326
  10. #130213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd11bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd11bc
  2. #c429c3
  3. #ca41c9
  4. #d158d0
  5. #d770d7
  6. #de88de
  7. #e5a0e4
  8. #ebb8eb
  9. #f2cff2
  10. #f8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd11bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd11bc
  2. #b71cb6
  3. #b127b0
  4. #ab32aa
  5. #a53da4
  6. #9f499e
  7. #985498
  8. #925f92
  9. #8c6a8c
  10. #867586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e73b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3386f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #794bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #895bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c12d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd11bc {
  color: #bd11bc;
}
Background
.bg-bd11bc {
  background-color: #bd11bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd11bc {
  border: 2px solid #bd11bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd11bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd11bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd11bc, #bd1166);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd11bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.69 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.92 #42ee43 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bd11bc  rgb(189, 17, 188)  hsl(300, 84%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#11bd12  rgb(17, 189, 18)  hsl(120, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bcbd11  rgb(188, 189, 17)  hsl(60, 84%, 40%)  Old Gold
#11bcbd  rgb(17, 188, 189)  hsl(180, 84%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue