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#BD46BB

#bd46bb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bd46bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.96% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 301.01°, with 47.41% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.1879

Complementary

  1. #bd46bb
  2. #46bd48

Split complementary

  1. #bd46bb
  2. #7fbd46
  3. #46bd83

Analogous

  1. #8346bd
  2. #bd46bb
  3. #bd467f

Triadic

  1. #bd46bb
  2. #bbbd46
  3. #46bbbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd46bb
  2. #bd4846
  3. #46bd48
  4. #46bbbd

Square

  1. #bd46bb
  2. #bd8346
  3. #46bd48
  4. #467fbd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1c4d
  2. #863085
  3. #bd46bb
  4. #d17ed0
  5. #e5b7e4

Shades

#bd46bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd46bb
  2. #aa3fa8
  3. #973896
  4. #843183
  5. #712a70
  6. #5f235e
  7. #4c1c4b
  8. #391538
  9. #260e25
  10. #130713
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd46bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd46bb
  2. #c459c2
  3. #ca6bc9
  4. #d17ecf
  5. #d790d6
  6. #dea3dd
  7. #e5b5e4
  8. #ebc8eb
  9. #f2daf1
  10. #f8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd46bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd46bb
  2. #b74cb5
  3. #b152af
  4. #ab57a9
  5. #a55da3
  6. #9f639e
  7. #986998
  8. #926f92
  9. #8c748c
  10. #867a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #386ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647eb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3557a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8360bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14f98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd46bb {
  color: #bd46bb;
}
Background
.bg-bd46bb {
  background-color: #bd46bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd46bb {
  border: 2px solid #bd46bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd46bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd46bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd46bb, #bd467f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd46bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.12 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.52 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.71 #42b944 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd46bb  rgb(189, 70, 187)  hsl(301, 47%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#46bd48  rgb(70, 189, 72)  hsl(121, 47%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#bbbd46  rgb(187, 189, 70)  hsl(61, 47%, 51%)  Dark Khaki
#46bbbd  rgb(70, 187, 189)  hsl(181, 47%, 51%)  Verdigris