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#BD5EE4

#bd5ee4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd5ee4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 36.86% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.11% cyan, 58.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 282.54°, with 71.28% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2443

Complementary

  1. #bd5ee4
  2. #85e45e

Split complementary

  1. #bd5ee4
  2. #c8e45e
  3. #5ee47a

Analogous

  1. #7a5ee4
  2. #bd5ee4
  3. #e45ec8

Triadic

  1. #bd5ee4
  2. #e4bd5e
  3. #5ee4bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd5ee4
  2. #e45e85
  3. #85e45e
  4. #5ee4bd

Square

  1. #bd5ee4
  2. #e47a5e
  3. #85e45e
  4. #5ec8e4

Monochromatic

  1. #6e1891
  2. #9f23d2
  3. #bd5ee4
  4. #d8a0ef
  5. #f3e1fa

Shades

#bd5ee4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd5ee4
  2. #aa55cd
  3. #974bb6
  4. #8442a0
  5. #713889
  6. #5f2f72
  7. #4c265b
  8. #391c44
  9. #26132e
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd5ee4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd5ee4
  2. #c46ee7
  3. #ca7ee9
  4. #d18eec
  5. #d79eef
  6. #deaff2
  7. #e5bff4
  8. #ebcff7
  9. #f2dffa
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd5ee4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd5ee4
  2. #b761da
  3. #b165d0
  4. #ab68c6
  5. #a56cbc
  6. #9f6fb2
  7. #9872a8
  8. #92769e
  9. #8c7994
  10. #867d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a079b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3682e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c8ae1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8375e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7be2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd5ee4 {
  color: #bd5ee4;
}
Background
.bg-bd5ee4 {
  background-color: #bd5ee4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd5ee4 {
  border: 2px solid #bd5ee4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd5ee4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 94 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 71% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd5ee4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd5ee4, #e45ec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd5ee4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 94 228 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.02 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.21 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.57 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.77 #42a11b Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd5ee4  rgb(189, 94, 228)  hsl(283, 71%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#85e45e  rgb(133, 228, 94)  hsl(103, 71%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#e4bd5e  rgb(228, 189, 94)  hsl(43, 71%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#5ee4bd  rgb(94, 228, 189)  hsl(163, 71%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine