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#BD4BED

#bd4bed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd4bed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 29.41% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 68.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 282.22°, with 81.82% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.2197

Complementary

  1. #bd4bed
  2. #7bed4b

Split complementary

  1. #bd4bed
  2. #cced4b
  3. #4bed6c

Analogous

  1. #6c4bed
  2. #bd4bed
  3. #ed4bcc

Triadic

  1. #bd4bed
  2. #edbd4b
  3. #4bedbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd4bed
  2. #ed4b7b
  3. #7bed4b
  4. #4bedbd

Square

  1. #bd4bed
  2. #ed6c4b
  3. #7bed4b
  4. #4bcced

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0e91
  2. #9d15d6
  3. #bd4bed
  4. #d791f4
  5. #f0d6fb

Shades

#bd4bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd4bed
  2. #aa44d5
  3. #973cbe
  4. #8435a6
  5. #712d8e
  6. #5f2677
  7. #4c1e5f
  8. #391747
  9. #260f2f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd4bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd4bed
  2. #c45def
  3. #ca6ff1
  4. #d181f2
  5. #d793f4
  6. #dea5f6
  7. #e5b7f8
  8. #ebc9fa
  9. #f2dbfb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd4bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd4bed
  2. #b750e2
  3. #b156d7
  4. #ab5bcc
  5. #a560c1
  6. #9f66b7
  7. #986bac
  8. #9270a1
  9. #8c7596
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4284e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796bf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8571eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba61bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd4bed {
  color: #bd4bed;
}
Background
.bg-bd4bed {
  background-color: #bd4bed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd4bed {
  border: 2px solid #bd4bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd4bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 75 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd4bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd4bed, #ed4bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd4bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 75 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.25 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.58 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.58 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.60 #42b412 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd4bed  rgb(189, 75, 237)  hsl(282, 82%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#7bed4b  rgb(123, 237, 75)  hsl(102, 82%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#edbd4b  rgb(237, 189, 75)  hsl(42, 82%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#4bedbd  rgb(75, 237, 189)  hsl(162, 82%, 61%)  Aquamarine