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#BD42EB

#bd42eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd42eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 25.88% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.57% cyan, 71.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.67°, with 80.86% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.2071

Complementary

  1. #bd42eb
  2. #70eb42

Split complementary

  1. #bd42eb
  2. #c4eb42
  3. #42eb69

Analogous

  1. #6942eb
  2. #bd42eb
  3. #eb42c4

Triadic

  1. #bd42eb
  2. #ebbd42
  3. #42ebbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd42eb
  2. #eb4270
  3. #70eb42
  4. #42ebbd

Square

  1. #bd42eb
  2. #eb6942
  3. #70eb42
  4. #42c4eb

Monochromatic

  1. #650e86
  2. #9a15cb
  3. #bd42eb
  4. #d587f2
  5. #edccfa

Shades

#bd42eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd42eb
  2. #aa3bd4
  3. #9735bc
  4. #842ea5
  5. #71288d
  6. #5f2176
  7. #4c1a5e
  8. #391447
  9. #260d2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd42eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd42eb
  2. #c455ed
  3. #ca68ef
  4. #d17bf1
  5. #d78ef3
  6. #dea1f5
  7. #e5b3f7
  8. #ebc6f9
  9. #f2d9fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd42eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd42eb
  2. #b748e0
  3. #b14ed6
  4. #ab55cb
  5. #a55bc0
  6. #9f61b6
  7. #9867ab
  8. #926da0
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6bb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b81e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7666ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846de9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb5abd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd42eb {
  color: #bd42eb;
}
Background
.bg-bd42eb {
  background-color: #bd42eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd42eb {
  border: 2px solid #bd42eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd42eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 66 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd42eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd42eb, #eb42c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd42eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 66 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.42 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.93 #42bd14 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd42eb  rgb(189, 66, 235)  hsl(284, 81%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#70eb42  rgb(112, 235, 66)  hsl(104, 81%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#ebbd42  rgb(235, 189, 66)  hsl(44, 81%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#42ebbd  rgb(66, 235, 189)  hsl(164, 81%, 59%)  Aquamarine