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#BD4EAE

#bd4eae ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bd4eae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 30.59% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.73% magenta, 7.94% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 308.11°, with 45.68% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.95.

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Relative luminance0.1932

Complementary

  1. #bd4eae
  2. #4ebd5d

Split complementary

  1. #bd4eae
  2. #76bd4e
  3. #4ebd94

Analogous

  1. #944ebd
  2. #bd4eae
  3. #bd4e76

Triadic

  1. #bd4eae
  2. #aebd4e
  3. #4eaebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd4eae
  2. #bd5d4e
  3. #4ebd5d
  4. #4eaebd

Square

  1. #bd4eae
  2. #bd944e
  3. #4ebd5d
  4. #4e76bd

Monochromatic

  1. #531f4c
  2. #8b347f
  3. #bd4eae
  4. #d286c7
  5. #e7bde1

Shades

#bd4eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd4eae
  2. #aa469d
  3. #973e8b
  4. #84377a
  5. #712f68
  6. #5f2757
  7. #4c1f46
  8. #391734
  9. #261023
  10. #130811
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd4eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd4eae
  2. #c460b6
  3. #ca71be
  4. #d183c6
  5. #d795ce
  6. #dea7d7
  7. #e5b8df
  8. #ebcae7
  9. #f2dcef
  10. #f8edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd4eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd4eae
  2. #b753a9
  3. #b158a5
  4. #ab5da0
  5. #a5629c
  6. #9f6797
  7. #986c92
  8. #92718e
  9. #8c7689
  10. #867b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6fb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7fab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c55677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8864b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #946fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c25390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd4eae {
  color: #bd4eae;
}
Background
.bg-bd4eae {
  background-color: #bd4eae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd4eae {
  border: 2px solid #bd4eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd4eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 78 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd4eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd4eae, #bd4e76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd4eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 78 174 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.04 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.84 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.15 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.19 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.97 #42b151 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd4eae  rgb(189, 78, 174)  hsl(308, 46%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#4ebd5d  rgb(78, 189, 93)  hsl(128, 46%, 52%)  Mantis
#aebd4e  rgb(174, 189, 78)  hsl(68, 46%, 52%)  Apple Green
#4eaebd  rgb(78, 174, 189)  hsl(188, 46%, 52%)  Cadet Blue