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#BD3ADD

#bd3add ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd3add is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 22.75% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.48% cyan, 73.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 288.22°, with 70.56% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #bd3add
  2. #5add3a

Split complementary

  1. #bd3add
  2. #acdd3a
  3. #3add6c

Analogous

  1. #6c3add
  2. #bd3add
  3. #dd3aac

Triadic

  1. #bd3add
  2. #ddbd3a
  3. #3addbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd3add
  2. #dd3a5a
  3. #5add3a
  4. #3addbd

Square

  1. #bd3add
  2. #dd6c3a
  3. #5add3a
  4. #3aacdd

Monochromatic

  1. #5a136b
  2. #911ead
  3. #bd3add
  4. #d37be8
  5. #e9bcf4

Shades

#bd3add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd3add
  2. #aa34c7
  3. #972eb1
  4. #84299b
  5. #712385
  6. #5f1d6f
  7. #4c1758
  8. #391142
  9. #260c2c
  10. #130616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd3add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd3add
  2. #c44ee0
  3. #ca61e4
  4. #d175e7
  5. #d789eb
  6. #de9dee
  7. #e5b0f1
  8. #ebc4f5
  9. #f2d8f8
  10. #f8ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd3add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd3add
  2. #b741d4
  3. #b148ca
  4. #ab4fc1
  5. #a556b8
  6. #9f5daf
  7. #9864a5
  8. #926b9c
  9. #8c7293
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9965aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447dd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd5c89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #785fe0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8669db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd50b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd3add {
  color: #bd3add;
}
Background
.bg-bd3add {
  background-color: #bd3add;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd3add {
  border: 2px solid #bd3add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd3add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 58 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd3add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd3add, #dd3aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd3add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 58 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.54 #42c522 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd3add  rgb(189, 58, 221)  hsl(288, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#5add3a  rgb(90, 221, 58)  hsl(108, 71%, 55%)  Lime Green
#ddbd3a  rgb(221, 189, 58)  hsl(48, 71%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3addbd  rgb(58, 221, 189)  hsl(168, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise