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#BD5FA1

#bd5fa1 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bd5fa1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 37.25% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.74% magenta, 14.81% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 317.87°, with 41.59% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #bd5fa1
  2. #5fbd7b

Split complementary

  1. #bd5fa1
  2. #72bd5f
  3. #5fbdaa

Analogous

  1. #aa5fbd
  2. #bd5fa1
  3. #bd5f72

Triadic

  1. #bd5fa1
  2. #a1bd5f
  3. #5fa1bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd5fa1
  2. #bd7b5f
  3. #5fbd7b
  4. #5fa1bd

Square

  1. #bd5fa1
  2. #bdaa5f
  3. #5fbd7b
  4. #5f72bd

Monochromatic

  1. #5d264d
  2. #933d79
  3. #bd5fa1
  4. #d395c1
  5. #eacbe1

Shades

#bd5fa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd5fa1
  2. #aa5691
  3. #974c81
  4. #844371
  5. #713961
  6. #5f3051
  7. #4c2640
  8. #391d30
  9. #261320
  10. #130a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd5fa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd5fa1
  2. #c46faa
  3. #ca7fb4
  4. #d18fbd
  5. #d79fc7
  6. #deafd0
  7. #e5bfd9
  8. #ebcfe3
  9. #f2dfec
  10. #f8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd5fa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd5fa1
  2. #b7629e
  3. #b1669a
  4. #ab6997
  5. #a56c94
  6. #9f7091
  7. #98738d
  8. #92768a
  9. #8c7987
  10. #867d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c748e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6377a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d859e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c66179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #906ea2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b789f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3608b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd5fa1 {
  color: #bd5fa1;
}
Background
.bg-bd5fa1 {
  background-color: #bd5fa1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd5fa1 {
  border: 2px solid #bd5fa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd5fa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 95 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 42% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd5fa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd5fa1, #bd5f72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd5fa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 95 161 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.89 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.03 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.12 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.69 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.99 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.02 #42a05e Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bd5fa1  rgb(189, 95, 161)  hsl(318, 42%, 56%)  Mulberry
#5fbd7b  rgb(95, 189, 123)  hsl(138, 42%, 56%)  Emerald
#a1bd5f  rgb(161, 189, 95)  hsl(78, 42%, 56%)  Olivine
#5fa1bd  rgb(95, 161, 189)  hsl(198, 42%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue