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#BD37DA

#bd37da ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd37da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 21.57% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.3% cyan, 74.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 289.33°, with 68.78% saturation and 53.53% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.1861

Complementary

  1. #bd37da
  2. #54da37

Split complementary

  1. #bd37da
  2. #a5da37
  3. #37da6c

Analogous

  1. #6c37da
  2. #bd37da
  3. #da37a5

Triadic

  1. #bd37da
  2. #dabd37
  3. #37dabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd37da
  2. #da3754
  3. #54da37
  4. #37dabd

Square

  1. #bd37da
  2. #da6c37
  3. #54da37
  4. #37a5da

Monochromatic

  1. #571365
  2. #8e1fa6
  3. #bd37da
  4. #d278e6
  5. #e8b8f2

Shades

#bd37da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd37da
  2. #aa32c4
  3. #972cae
  4. #842799
  5. #712183
  6. #5f1c6d
  7. #4c1657
  8. #391141
  9. #260b2c
  10. #130616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd37da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd37da
  2. #c44bde
  3. #ca5fe1
  4. #d173e5
  5. #d787e9
  6. #de9bed
  7. #e5aff0
  8. #ebc3f4
  9. #f2d7f8
  10. #f8ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd37da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd37da
  2. #b73ed1
  3. #b146c8
  4. #ab4dbf
  5. #a554b6
  6. #9f5cad
  7. #9863a4
  8. #926a9b
  9. #8c7192
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9864a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #457cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd5987 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #785ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8667d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd4dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd37da {
  color: #bd37da;
}
Background
.bg-bd37da {
  background-color: #bd37da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd37da {
  border: 2px solid #bd37da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd37da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 55 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd37da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd37da, #da37a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd37da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 55 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.36 #42c825 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd37da  rgb(189, 55, 218)  hsl(289, 69%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#54da37  rgb(84, 218, 55)  hsl(109, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dabd37  rgb(218, 189, 55)  hsl(49, 69%, 54%)  Old Gold
#37dabd  rgb(55, 218, 189)  hsl(169, 69%, 54%)  Turquoise