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#BD4CDC

#bd4cdc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd4cdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 29.8% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.09% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 287.08°, with 67.29% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.2116

Complementary

  1. #bd4cdc
  2. #6bdc4c

Split complementary

  1. #bd4cdc
  2. #b3dc4c
  3. #4cdc75

Analogous

  1. #754cdc
  2. #bd4cdc
  3. #dc4cb3

Triadic

  1. #bd4cdc
  2. #dcbd4c
  3. #4cdcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd4cdc
  2. #dc4c6b
  3. #6bdc4c
  4. #4cdcbd

Square

  1. #bd4cdc
  2. #dc754c
  3. #6bdc4c
  4. #4cb3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #631778
  2. #9824b8
  3. #bd4cdc
  4. #d58ce9
  5. #ecccf5

Shades

#bd4cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd4cdc
  2. #aa44c6
  3. #973db0
  4. #84359a
  5. #712e84
  6. #5f266e
  7. #4c1e58
  8. #391742
  9. #260f2c
  10. #130816
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd4cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd4cdc
  2. #c45ee0
  3. #ca70e3
  4. #d182e7
  5. #d794ea
  6. #dea6ee
  7. #e5b7f1
  8. #ebc9f5
  9. #f2dbf8
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd4cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd4cdc
  2. #b751d3
  3. #b156ca
  4. #ab5cc0
  5. #a561b7
  6. #9f66ae
  7. #986ba5
  8. #92709c
  9. #8c7692
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1477e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5382d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc668e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e69df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a71da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd5db3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd4cdc {
  color: #bd4cdc;
}
Background
.bg-bd4cdc {
  background-color: #bd4cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd4cdc {
  border: 2px solid #bd4cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd4cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 76 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd4cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd4cdc, #dc4cb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd4cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 76 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.87 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.98 #42b323 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd4cdc  rgb(189, 76, 220)  hsl(287, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6bdc4c  rgb(107, 220, 76)  hsl(107, 67%, 58%)  Malachite
#dcbd4c  rgb(220, 189, 76)  hsl(47, 67%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4cdcbd  rgb(76, 220, 189)  hsl(167, 67%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine