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#BD5DFD

#bd5dfd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd5dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 36.47% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 63.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 97.56% saturation and 67.84% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.2574

Complementary

  1. #bd5dfd
  2. #9dfd5d

Split complementary

  1. #bd5dfd
  2. #edfd5d
  3. #5dfd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d5dfd
  2. #bd5dfd
  3. #fd5ded

Triadic

  1. #bd5dfd
  2. #fdbd5d
  3. #5dfdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd5dfd
  2. #fd5d9d
  3. #9dfd5d
  4. #5dfdbd

Square

  1. #bd5dfd
  2. #fd6d5d
  3. #9dfd5d
  4. #5dedfd

Monochromatic

  1. #7302bf
  2. #9e11fc
  3. #bd5dfd
  4. #dca9fe
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#bd5dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd5dfd
  2. #aa54e4
  3. #974aca
  4. #8441b1
  5. #713898
  6. #5f2f7f
  7. #4c2565
  8. #391c4c
  9. #261333
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd5dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd5dfd
  2. #c46dfd
  3. #ca7dfd
  4. #d18efe
  5. #d79efe
  6. #deaefe
  7. #e5befe
  8. #ebcefe
  9. #f2dfff
  10. #f8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd5dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd5dfd
  2. #b761f1
  3. #b164e4
  4. #ab68d8
  5. #a56bcb
  6. #9f6fbf
  7. #9872b2
  8. #9276a6
  9. #8c7999
  10. #867d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a17bc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #448cf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b47ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b78ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867cfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b872ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd5dfd {
  color: #bd5dfd;
}
Background
.bg-bd5dfd {
  background-color: #bd5dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd5dfd {
  border: 2px solid #bd5dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd5dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 93 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 98% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd5dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd5dfd, #fd5ded);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd5dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 93 253 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.59 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.64 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.88 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.35 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.02 #42a202 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bd5dfd  rgb(189, 93, 253)  hsl(276, 98%, 68%)  Medium Orchid
#9dfd5d  rgb(157, 253, 93)  hsl(96, 98%, 68%)  Lawn Green
#fdbd5d  rgb(253, 189, 93)  hsl(36, 98%, 68%)  Pastel Orange
#5dfdbd  rgb(93, 253, 189)  hsl(156, 98%, 68%)  Aquamarine