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#BD5BEC

#bd5bec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd5bec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 35.69% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.92% cyan, 61.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 280.55°, with 79.23% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.2436

Complementary

  1. #bd5bec
  2. #8aec5b

Split complementary

  1. #bd5bec
  2. #d3ec5b
  3. #5bec75

Analogous

  1. #755bec
  2. #bd5bec
  3. #ec5bd3

Triadic

  1. #bd5bec
  2. #ecbd5b
  3. #5becbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd5bec
  2. #ec5b8a
  3. #8aec5b
  4. #5becbd

Square

  1. #bd5bec
  2. #ec755b
  3. #8aec5b
  4. #5bd3ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6f129c
  2. #a01ae0
  3. #bd5bec
  4. #d9a0f4
  5. #f4e4fc

Shades

#bd5bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd5bec
  2. #aa52d4
  3. #9749bd
  4. #8440a5
  5. #71378e
  6. #5f2e76
  7. #4c245e
  8. #391b47
  9. #26122f
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd5bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd5bec
  2. #c46bee
  3. #ca7cf0
  4. #d18cf2
  5. #d79df4
  6. #deadf6
  7. #e5bdf7
  8. #ebcef9
  9. #f2defb
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd5bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd5bec
  2. #b75fe1
  3. #b162d6
  4. #ab66cc
  5. #a56ac1
  6. #9f6eb6
  7. #9871ab
  8. #9275a0
  9. #8c7996
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a078b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2282f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #538ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8769b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f74ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a7aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd5bec {
  color: #bd5bec;
}
Background
.bg-bd5bec {
  background-color: #bd5bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd5bec {
  border: 2px solid #bd5bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd5bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 91 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd5bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd5bec, #ec5bd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd5bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 91 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.43 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.40 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.45 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.94 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.56 #42a413 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd5bec  rgb(189, 91, 236)  hsl(281, 79%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#8aec5b  rgb(138, 236, 91)  hsl(101, 79%, 64%)  Inchworm
#ecbd5b  rgb(236, 189, 91)  hsl(41, 79%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#5becbd  rgb(91, 236, 189)  hsl(161, 79%, 64%)  Aquamarine