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#BD11CD

#bd11cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd11cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 91.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.89°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.06.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #bd11cd
  2. #21cd11

Split complementary

  1. #bd11cd
  2. #7fcd11
  3. #11cd5f

Analogous

  1. #5f11cd
  2. #bd11cd
  3. #cd117f

Triadic

  1. #bd11cd
  2. #cdbd11
  3. #11cdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd11cd
  2. #cd1121
  3. #21cd11
  4. #11cdbd

Square

  1. #bd11cd
  2. #cd5f11
  3. #21cd11
  4. #117fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0540
  2. #7c0b86
  3. #bd11cd
  4. #e03cef
  5. #eb82f5

Shades

#bd11cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd11cd
  2. #aa0fb9
  3. #970ea4
  4. #840c90
  5. #710a7b
  6. #5f0967
  7. #4c0752
  8. #39053e
  9. #260329
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd11cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd11cd
  2. #c429d2
  3. #ca41d7
  4. #d158dc
  5. #d770e1
  6. #de88e6
  7. #e5a0eb
  8. #ebb8f0
  9. #f2cff5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd11cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd11cd
  2. #b71cc5
  3. #b127be
  4. #ab32b6
  5. #a53dae
  6. #9f49a7
  7. #98549f
  8. #925f97
  9. #8c6a8f
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94579d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4174c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c04379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf35a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd11cd {
  color: #bd11cd;
}
Background
.bg-bd11cd {
  background-color: #bd11cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd11cd {
  border: 2px solid #bd11cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd11cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 17 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd11cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd11cd, #cd117f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd11cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 17 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.71 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.50 #42ee32 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bd11cd  rgb(189, 17, 205)  hsl(295, 85%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#21cd11  rgb(33, 205, 17)  hsl(115, 85%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cdbd11  rgb(205, 189, 17)  hsl(55, 85%, 44%)  Old Gold
#11cdbd  rgb(17, 205, 189)  hsl(175, 85%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise