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#BD59FA

#bd59fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd59fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 34.9% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.4% cyan, 64.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 277.27°, with 94.15% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.2487

Complementary

  1. #bd59fa
  2. #96fa59

Split complementary

  1. #bd59fa
  2. #e6fa59
  3. #59fa6d

Analogous

  1. #6d59fa
  2. #bd59fa
  3. #fa59e6

Triadic

  1. #bd59fa
  2. #fabd59
  3. #59fabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd59fa
  2. #fa5996
  3. #96fa59
  4. #59fabd

Square

  1. #bd59fa
  2. #fa6d59
  3. #96fa59
  4. #59e6fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7205b5
  2. #9f0ff8
  3. #bd59fa
  4. #dba3fc
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#bd59fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd59fa
  2. #aa50e1
  3. #9747c8
  4. #843eaf
  5. #713596
  6. #5f2d7d
  7. #4c2464
  8. #391b4b
  9. #261232
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd59fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd59fa
  2. #c46afb
  3. #ca7afb
  4. #d18bfc
  5. #d79bfc
  6. #deacfd
  7. #e5bdfd
  8. #ebcdfe
  9. #f2defe
  10. #f8eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd59fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd59fa
  2. #b75dee
  3. #b161e2
  4. #ab65d5
  5. #a569c9
  6. #9f6dbd
  7. #9870b1
  8. #9274a5
  9. #8c7898
  10. #867c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a078c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #428af6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b57aa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a75fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b86ecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd59fa {
  color: #bd59fa;
}
Background
.bg-bd59fa {
  background-color: #bd59fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd59fa {
  border: 2px solid #bd59fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd59fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 89 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd59fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd59fa, #fa59e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd59fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 89 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.94 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.55 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.56 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.07 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.36 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.77 #42a605 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd59fa  rgb(189, 89, 250)  hsl(277, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#96fa59  rgb(150, 250, 89)  hsl(97, 94%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fabd59  rgb(250, 189, 89)  hsl(37, 94%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#59fabd  rgb(89, 250, 189)  hsl(157, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine