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#BD6AD9

#bd6ad9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bd6ad9 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 41.57% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.9% cyan, 51.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 284.86°, with 59.36% saturation and 63.33% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2614

Complementary

  1. #bd6ad9
  2. #86d96a

Split complementary

  1. #bd6ad9
  2. #bed96a
  3. #6ad985

Analogous

  1. #856ad9
  2. #bd6ad9
  3. #d96abe

Triadic

  1. #bd6ad9
  2. #d9bd6a
  3. #6ad9bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd6ad9
  2. #d96a86
  3. #86d96a
  4. #6ad9bd

Square

  1. #bd6ad9
  2. #d9856a
  3. #86d96a
  4. #6abed9

Monochromatic

  1. #6e2387
  2. #9f32c4
  3. #bd6ad9
  4. #d8a7e9
  5. #f3e4f8

Shades

#bd6ad9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd6ad9
  2. #aa5fc3
  3. #9755ae
  4. #844a98
  5. #714082
  6. #5f356d
  7. #4c2a57
  8. #392041
  9. #26152b
  10. #130b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd6ad9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd6ad9
  2. #c479dd
  3. #ca88e1
  4. #d197e4
  5. #d7a6e8
  6. #deb5ec
  7. #e5c3f0
  8. #ebd2f4
  9. #f2e1f7
  10. #f8f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd6ad9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd6ad9
  2. #b76cd0
  3. #b16ec7
  4. #ab71be
  5. #a573b5
  6. #9f75ad
  7. #9877a4
  8. #92799b
  9. #8c7c92
  10. #867e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a280b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5387dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8ed6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc7b98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a7cdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9481d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc74b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd6ad9 {
  color: #bd6ad9;
}
Background
.bg-bd6ad9 {
  background-color: #bd6ad9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd6ad9 {
  border: 2px solid #bd6ad9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd6ad9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 106 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 59% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd6ad9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd6ad9, #d96abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd6ad9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 106 217 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.83 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.20 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.31 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.19 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.82 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.10 #429526 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd6ad9  rgb(189, 106, 217)  hsl(285, 59%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#86d96a  rgb(134, 217, 106)  hsl(105, 59%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#d9bd6a  rgb(217, 189, 106)  hsl(45, 59%, 63%)  Vegas Gold
#6ad9bd  rgb(106, 217, 189)  hsl(165, 59%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine