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#BD48EB

#bd48eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd48eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 28.24% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.57% cyan, 69.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.07°, with 80.3% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.2145

Complementary

  1. #bd48eb
  2. #76eb48

Split complementary

  1. #bd48eb
  2. #c8eb48
  3. #48eb6c

Analogous

  1. #6c48eb
  2. #bd48eb
  3. #eb48c8

Triadic

  1. #bd48eb
  2. #ebbd48
  3. #48ebbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd48eb
  2. #eb4876
  3. #76eb48
  4. #48ebbd

Square

  1. #bd48eb
  2. #eb6c48
  3. #76eb48
  4. #48c8eb

Monochromatic

  1. #680f8b
  2. #9c17d0
  3. #bd48eb
  4. #d68df3
  5. #efd2fa

Shades

#bd48eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd48eb
  2. #aa41d4
  3. #973abc
  4. #8432a5
  5. #712b8d
  6. #5f2476
  7. #4c1d5e
  8. #391647
  9. #260e2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd48eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd48eb
  2. #c45aed
  3. #ca6def
  4. #d17ff1
  5. #d791f3
  6. #dea4f5
  7. #e5b6f7
  8. #ebc8f9
  9. #f2dafb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd48eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd48eb
  2. #b74ee0
  3. #b153d6
  4. #ab59cb
  5. #a55ec0
  6. #9f64b6
  7. #986aab
  8. #926fa0
  9. #8c7595
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4183e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7869ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8570e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb5ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd48eb {
  color: #bd48eb;
}
Background
.bg-bd48eb {
  background-color: #bd48eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd48eb {
  border: 2px solid #bd48eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd48eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 72 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd48eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd48eb, #eb48c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd48eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 72 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.39 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.68 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.24 #42b714 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd48eb  rgb(189, 72, 235)  hsl(283, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#76eb48  rgb(118, 235, 72)  hsl(103, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#ebbd48  rgb(235, 189, 72)  hsl(43, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#48ebbd  rgb(72, 235, 189)  hsl(163, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine