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#BD40E4

#bd40e4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd40e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 25.1% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.11% cyan, 71.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 285.73°, with 75.23% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.2009

Complementary

  1. #bd40e4
  2. #67e440

Split complementary

  1. #bd40e4
  2. #b9e440
  3. #40e46b

Analogous

  1. #6b40e4
  2. #bd40e4
  3. #e440b9

Triadic

  1. #bd40e4
  2. #e4bd40
  3. #40e4bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd40e4
  2. #e44067
  3. #67e440
  4. #40e4bd

Square

  1. #bd40e4
  2. #e46b40
  3. #67e440
  4. #40b9e4

Monochromatic

  1. #61117a
  2. #961bbd
  3. #bd40e4
  4. #d483ed
  5. #ebc6f7

Shades

#bd40e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd40e4
  2. #aa3acd
  3. #9733b6
  4. #842da0
  5. #712689
  6. #5f2072
  7. #4c1a5b
  8. #391344
  9. #260d2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd40e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd40e4
  2. #c453e7
  3. #ca66e9
  4. #d179ec
  5. #d78cef
  6. #dea0f2
  7. #e5b3f4
  8. #ebc6f7
  9. #f2d9fa
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd40e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd40e4
  2. #b746da
  3. #b14dd0
  4. #ab53c6
  5. #a55abc
  6. #9f60b2
  7. #9866a8
  8. #926d9e
  9. #8c7394
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a69af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427fe0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb628f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7863e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856ce2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc56b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd40e4 {
  color: #bd40e4;
}
Background
.bg-bd40e4 {
  background-color: #bd40e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd40e4 {
  border: 2px solid #bd40e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd40e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 64 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 75% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd40e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd40e4, #e440b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd40e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 64 228 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.40 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.16 #42bf1b Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd40e4  rgb(189, 64, 228)  hsl(286, 75%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#67e440  rgb(103, 228, 64)  hsl(106, 75%, 57%)  Malachite
#e4bd40  rgb(228, 189, 64)  hsl(46, 75%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#40e4bd  rgb(64, 228, 189)  hsl(166, 75%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine