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#BD4AE2

#bd4ae2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd4ae2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 29.02% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.37% cyan, 67.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 285.39°, with 72.38% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.2121

Complementary

  1. #bd4ae2
  2. #6fe24a

Split complementary

  1. #bd4ae2
  2. #bbe24a
  3. #4ae271

Analogous

  1. #714ae2
  2. #bd4ae2
  3. #e24abb

Triadic

  1. #bd4ae2
  2. #e2bd4a
  3. #4ae2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd4ae2
  2. #e24a6f
  3. #6fe24a
  4. #4ae2bd

Square

  1. #bd4ae2
  2. #e2714a
  3. #6fe24a
  4. #4abbe2

Monochromatic

  1. #65147f
  2. #991fc1
  3. #bd4ae2
  4. #d58ced
  5. #edcef7

Shades

#bd4ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd4ae2
  2. #aa43cb
  3. #973bb5
  4. #84349e
  5. #712c88
  6. #5f2571
  7. #4c1e5a
  8. #391644
  9. #260f2d
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd4ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd4ae2
  2. #c45ce5
  3. #ca6ee8
  4. #d180eb
  5. #d792ee
  6. #dea5f1
  7. #e5b7f3
  8. #ebc9f6
  9. #f2dbf9
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd4ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd4ae2
  2. #b74fd8
  3. #b155ce
  4. #ab5ac5
  5. #a560bb
  6. #9f65b1
  7. #986aa7
  8. #92709d
  9. #8c7594
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6eb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c82de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c69e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8870e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc5db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd4ae2 {
  color: #bd4ae2;
}
Background
.bg-bd4ae2 {
  background-color: #bd4ae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd4ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #bd4ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd4ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 74 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 72% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd4ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd4ae2, #e24abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd4ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 74 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.76 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.88 #42b51d Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd4ae2  rgb(189, 74, 226)  hsl(285, 72%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#6fe24a  rgb(111, 226, 74)  hsl(105, 72%, 59%)  Malachite
#e2bd4a  rgb(226, 189, 74)  hsl(45, 72%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#4ae2bd  rgb(74, 226, 189)  hsl(165, 72%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine