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#bd4dfd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd4dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 30.2% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 278.18°, with 97.78% saturation and 64.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.2322

Complementary

  1. #bd4dfd
  2. #8dfd4d

Split complementary

  1. #bd4dfd
  2. #e5fd4d
  3. #4dfd65

Analogous

  1. #654dfd
  2. #bd4dfd
  3. #fd4de5

Triadic

  1. #bd4dfd
  2. #fdbd4d
  3. #4dfdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd4dfd
  2. #fd4d8d
  3. #8dfd4d
  4. #4dfdbd

Square

  1. #bd4dfd
  2. #fd654d
  3. #8dfd4d
  4. #4de5fd

Monochromatic

  1. #7002af
  2. #a103fb
  3. #bd4dfd
  4. #d999fe
  5. #f5e4ff

Shades

#bd4dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd4dfd
  2. #aa45e4
  3. #973eca
  4. #8436b1
  5. #712e98
  6. #5f277f
  7. #4c1f65
  8. #39174c
  9. #260f33
  10. #130819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd4dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd4dfd
  2. #c45ffd
  3. #ca71fd
  4. #d182fe
  5. #d794fe
  6. #dea6fe
  7. #e5b8fe
  8. #ebcafe
  9. #f2dbff
  10. #f8edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd4dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd4dfd
  2. #b752f1
  3. #b157e4
  4. #ab5cd8
  5. #a561cb
  6. #9f67bf
  7. #986cb2
  8. #9271a6
  9. #8c7699
  10. #867b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e72c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e86f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b474a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8174fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b866cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd4dfd {
  color: #bd4dfd;
}
Background
.bg-bd4dfd {
  background-color: #bd4dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd4dfd {
  border: 2px solid #bd4dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd4dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 77 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd4dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd4dfd, #fd4de5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd4dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 77 253 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.05 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.70 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.70 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.09 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.25 #42b202 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd4dfd  rgb(189, 77, 253)  hsl(278, 98%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8dfd4d  rgb(141, 253, 77)  hsl(98, 98%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#fdbd4d  rgb(253, 189, 77)  hsl(38, 98%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#4dfdbd  rgb(77, 253, 189)  hsl(158, 98%, 65%)  Aquamarine