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#BD52DE

#bd52de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd52de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 32.16% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.86% cyan, 63.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 285.86°, with 67.96% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.2213

Complementary

  1. #bd52de
  2. #73de52

Split complementary

  1. #bd52de
  2. #b9de52
  3. #52de77

Analogous

  1. #7752de
  2. #bd52de
  3. #de52b9

Triadic

  1. #bd52de
  2. #debd52
  3. #52debd

Tetradic

  1. #bd52de
  2. #de5273
  3. #73de52
  4. #52debd

Square

  1. #bd52de
  2. #de7752
  3. #73de52
  4. #52b9de

Monochromatic

  1. #67187f
  2. #9b24bf
  3. #bd52de
  4. #d692ea
  5. #eed2f7

Shades

#bd52de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd52de
  2. #aa4ac8
  3. #9742b2
  4. #84399b
  5. #713185
  6. #5f296f
  7. #4c2159
  8. #391943
  9. #26102c
  10. #130816
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd52de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd52de
  2. #c463e1
  3. #ca75e5
  4. #d186e8
  5. #d797eb
  6. #dea9ef
  7. #e5baf2
  8. #ebcbf5
  9. #f2dcf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd52de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd52de
  2. #b757d5
  3. #b15bcb
  4. #ab60c2
  5. #a564b8
  6. #9f69af
  7. #986ea6
  8. #92729c
  9. #8c7793
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d71ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #237be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5685db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6de1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b74dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc62b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd52de {
  color: #bd52de;
}
Background
.bg-bd52de {
  background-color: #bd52de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd52de {
  border: 2px solid #bd52de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd52de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 82 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd52de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd52de, #de52b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd52de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 82 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.69 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.88 #42ad21 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd52de  rgb(189, 82, 222)  hsl(286, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#73de52  rgb(115, 222, 82)  hsl(106, 68%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#debd52  rgb(222, 189, 82)  hsl(46, 68%, 60%)  Old Gold
#52debd  rgb(82, 222, 189)  hsl(166, 68%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine