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#BD55DC

#bd55dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd55dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 33.33% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.09% cyan, 61.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 286.22°, with 65.85% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.2248

Complementary

  1. #bd55dc
  2. #74dc55

Split complementary

  1. #bd55dc
  2. #b7dc55
  3. #55dc79

Analogous

  1. #7955dc
  2. #bd55dc
  3. #dc55b7

Triadic

  1. #bd55dc
  2. #dcbd55
  3. #55dcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd55dc
  2. #dc5574
  3. #74dc55
  4. #55dcbd

Square

  1. #bd55dc
  2. #dc7955
  3. #74dc55
  4. #55b7dc

Monochromatic

  1. #671a7e
  2. #9b27bd
  3. #bd55dc
  4. #d694e9
  5. #eed4f6

Shades

#bd55dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd55dc
  2. #aa4dc6
  3. #9744b0
  4. #843c9a
  5. #713384
  6. #5f2b6e
  7. #4c2258
  8. #391a42
  9. #26112c
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd55dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd55dc
  2. #c466e0
  3. #ca77e3
  4. #d188e7
  5. #d799ea
  6. #deaaee
  7. #e5bbf1
  8. #ebccf5
  9. #f2ddf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd55dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd55dc
  2. #b759d3
  3. #b15eca
  4. #ab62c0
  5. #a566b7
  6. #9f6bae
  7. #986fa5
  8. #92739c
  9. #8c7792
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d73ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d7ce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a86d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #816edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d75da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd64b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd55dc {
  color: #bd55dc;
}
Background
.bg-bd55dc {
  background-color: #bd55dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd55dc {
  border: 2px solid #bd55dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd55dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 85 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd55dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd55dc, #dc55b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd55dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 85 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.57 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.34 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.63 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.75 #42aa23 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd55dc  rgb(189, 85, 220)  hsl(286, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#74dc55  rgb(116, 220, 85)  hsl(106, 66%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dcbd55  rgb(220, 189, 85)  hsl(46, 66%, 60%)  Old Gold
#55dcbd  rgb(85, 220, 189)  hsl(166, 66%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine