HEX Color #BD42B6 (Mediumorchid)

About #BD42B6

Visually, #BD42B6 is defined as a moderate magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 66 green, and 182 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 65% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 303.4° hue, 48.2% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD42B6

RGB189, 66, 182

HSL303.4°, 48.2%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 65%, 4%, 26%

HSV303.4°, 65.1%, 74.1%

LAB49.6, 62.8, -37.1

XYZ31.4, 18.1, 46.1

Decimal12403382

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD42B6 #41BD48

Analogous

#8641BD #BD4178

Triadic

#B6BD41 #41B6BD

Tetradic

#BD8641 #41BD48 #4178BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD42B6

#C457BE

#CB6CC6

#D381CE

#DA96D6

#E1ABDE

#E9C0E6

#F0D5EE

#F7EAF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD42B6

#A83AA1

#93338D

#7E2C79

#692465

#541D50

#3F163C

#2A0E28

#150714

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.55:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.62:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.35:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

3.93:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD42B6; }

.text-color { color: #BD42B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD42B6; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid

#BA55D3