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#BD38CE

#bd38ce ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd38ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 21.96% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.25% cyan, 72.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 293.2°, with 60.48% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.96.

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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #bd38ce
  2. #49ce38

Split complementary

  1. #bd38ce
  2. #94ce38
  3. #38ce72

Analogous

  1. #7238ce
  2. #bd38ce
  3. #ce3894

Triadic

  1. #bd38ce
  2. #cebd38
  3. #38cebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd38ce
  2. #ce3849
  3. #49ce38
  4. #38cebd

Square

  1. #bd38ce
  2. #ce7238
  3. #49ce38
  4. #3894ce

Monochromatic

  1. #501657
  2. #882595
  3. #bd38ce
  4. #d175dd
  5. #e6b3ec

Shades

#bd38ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd38ce
  2. #aa32b9
  3. #972da5
  4. #842790
  5. #71227c
  6. #5f1c67
  7. #4c1652
  8. #39113e
  9. #260b29
  10. #130615
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd38ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd38ce
  2. #c44cd3
  3. #ca60d8
  4. #d174dd
  5. #d788e2
  6. #de9ce7
  7. #e5afeb
  8. #ebc3f0
  9. #f2d7f5
  10. #f8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd38ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd38ce
  2. #b73fc6
  3. #b146be
  4. #ab4eb7
  5. #a555af
  6. #9f5ca7
  7. #98639f
  8. #926a97
  9. #8c7290
  10. #867988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9863a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8967cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf4aa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd38ce {
  color: #bd38ce;
}
Background
.bg-bd38ce {
  background-color: #bd38ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd38ce {
  border: 2px solid #bd38ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd38ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 56 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd38ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd38ce, #ce3894);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd38ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 56 206 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.03 #42c731 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd38ce  rgb(189, 56, 206)  hsl(293, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#49ce38  rgb(73, 206, 56)  hsl(113, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cebd38  rgb(206, 189, 56)  hsl(53, 60%, 51%)  Old Gold
#38cebd  rgb(56, 206, 189)  hsl(173, 60%, 51%)  Turquoise