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#BD15BF

#bd15bf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd15bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 8.24% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 89.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 299.29°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1512

Complementary

  1. #bd15bf
  2. #17bf15

Split complementary

  1. #bd15bf
  2. #6cbf15
  3. #15bf68

Analogous

  1. #6815bf
  2. #bd15bf
  3. #bf156c

Triadic

  1. #bd15bf
  2. #bfbd15
  3. #15bfbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd15bf
  2. #bf1517
  3. #17bf15
  4. #15bfbd

Square

  1. #bd15bf
  2. #bf6815
  3. #17bf15
  4. #156cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #350635
  2. #790d7a
  3. #bd15bf
  4. #e737e9
  5. #ef7cf1

Shades

#bd15bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd15bf
  2. #aa13ac
  3. #971199
  4. #840f86
  5. #710d73
  6. #5f0b60
  7. #4c084c
  8. #390639
  9. #260426
  10. #130213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd15bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd15bf
  2. #c42cc5
  3. #ca44cc
  4. #d15bd2
  5. #d773d9
  6. #de8adf
  7. #e5a1e5
  8. #ebb9ec
  9. #f2d0f2
  10. #f8e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd15bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd15bf
  2. #b720b9
  3. #b12ab2
  4. #ab35ac
  5. #a540a6
  6. #9f4ba0
  7. #985599
  8. #926093
  9. #8c6b8d
  10. #867586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d73bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c33b71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #794cc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #895cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c13097 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd15bf {
  color: #bd15bf;
}
Background
.bg-bd15bf {
  background-color: #bd15bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd15bf {
  border: 2px solid #bd15bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd15bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 21 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd15bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd15bf, #bf156c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd15bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 21 191 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.84 #42ea40 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bd15bf  rgb(189, 21, 191)  hsl(299, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#17bf15  rgb(23, 191, 21)  hsl(119, 80%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bfbd15  rgb(191, 189, 21)  hsl(59, 80%, 42%)  Old Gold
#15bfbd  rgb(21, 191, 189)  hsl(179, 80%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue