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#BD59EA

#bd59ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd59ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.23% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 281.38°, with 77.54% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.239

Complementary

  1. #bd59ea
  2. #86ea59

Split complementary

  1. #bd59ea
  2. #ceea59
  3. #59ea74

Analogous

  1. #7459ea
  2. #bd59ea
  3. #ea59ce

Triadic

  1. #bd59ea
  2. #eabd59
  3. #59eabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd59ea
  2. #ea5986
  3. #86ea59
  4. #59eabd

Square

  1. #bd59ea
  2. #ea7459
  3. #86ea59
  4. #59ceea

Monochromatic

  1. #6e1397
  2. #9f1cdb
  3. #bd59ea
  4. #d89df3
  5. #f3e1fb

Shades

#bd59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd59ea
  2. #aa50d3
  3. #9747bb
  4. #843ea4
  5. #71358c
  6. #5f2d75
  7. #4c245e
  8. #391b46
  9. #26122f
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd59ea
  2. #c46aec
  3. #ca7aee
  4. #d18bf0
  5. #d79bf2
  6. #deacf5
  7. #e5bdf7
  8. #ebcdf9
  9. #f2defb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd59ea
  2. #b75ddf
  3. #b161d5
  4. #ab65ca
  5. #a569c0
  6. #9f6db5
  7. #9870aa
  8. #9274a0
  9. #8c7895
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f77b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2081ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5289e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9749a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f73ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a78e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6abf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd59ea {
  color: #bd59ea;
}
Background
.bg-bd59ea {
  background-color: #bd59ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd59ea {
  border: 2px solid #bd59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd59ea, #ea59ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.61 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.75 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.76 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.57 #42a615 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd59ea  rgb(189, 89, 234)  hsl(281, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#86ea59  rgb(134, 234, 89)  hsl(101, 78%, 63%)  Inchworm
#eabd59  rgb(234, 189, 89)  hsl(41, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#59eabd  rgb(89, 234, 189)  hsl(161, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine