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#BD5EE8

#bd5ee8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd5ee8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.53% cyan, 59.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 281.3°, with 75% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.2465

Complementary

  1. #bd5ee8
  2. #89e85e

Split complementary

  1. #bd5ee8
  2. #cee85e
  3. #5ee878

Analogous

  1. #785ee8
  2. #bd5ee8
  3. #e85ece

Triadic

  1. #bd5ee8
  2. #e8bd5e
  3. #5ee8bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd5ee8
  2. #e85e89
  3. #89e85e
  4. #5ee8bd

Square

  1. #bd5ee8
  2. #e8785e
  3. #89e85e
  4. #5ecee8

Monochromatic

  1. #6f1697
  2. #a01fda
  3. #bd5ee8
  4. #d8a1f2
  5. #f4e4fb

Shades

#bd5ee8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd5ee8
  2. #aa55d1
  3. #974bba
  4. #8442a2
  5. #71388b
  6. #5f2f74
  7. #4c265d
  8. #391c46
  9. #26132e
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd5ee8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd5ee8
  2. #c46eea
  3. #ca7eed
  4. #d18eef
  5. #d79ef1
  6. #deaff4
  7. #e5bff6
  8. #ebcff8
  9. #f2dffa
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd5ee8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd5ee8
  2. #b761de
  3. #b165d3
  4. #ab68c9
  5. #a56cbe
  6. #9f6fb4
  7. #9872aa
  8. #92769f
  9. #8c7995
  10. #867d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a079b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3083ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598ae5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9779a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8276eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c7be6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd5ee8 {
  color: #bd5ee8;
}
Background
.bg-bd5ee8 {
  background-color: #bd5ee8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd5ee8 {
  border: 2px solid #bd5ee8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd5ee8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 94 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 75% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd5ee8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd5ee8, #e85ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd5ee8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 94 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.18 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.78 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.06 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.67 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.63 #42a117 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd5ee8  rgb(189, 94, 232)  hsl(281, 75%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#89e85e  rgb(137, 232, 94)  hsl(101, 75%, 64%)  Inchworm
#e8bd5e  rgb(232, 189, 94)  hsl(41, 75%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#5ee8bd  rgb(94, 232, 189)  hsl(161, 75%, 64%)  Aquamarine