#BD42BD

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #BD42BD

When working with digital screens, the color #BD42BD is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 66, and 189.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 65% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 300.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD42BD
RGB189, 66, 189
HSL300.0°, 48.2%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 65%, 0%, 26%
HSV300.0°, 65.1%, 74.1%
LAB50.0, 63.9, -40.6
XYZ32.1, 18.4, 50.0
Decimal12403389

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.68:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD42BD; }
.text-color { color: #BD42BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD42BD; }

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Mediumorchid
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