#BD42D3

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #BD42D3

Visually, #BD42D3 is defined as a moderate magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 66 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 10% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow, and 17% black. With a hue angle of 290.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD42D3
RGB189, 66, 211
HSL290.9°, 62.2%, 54.3%
CMYK10%, 69%, 0%, 17%
HSV290.9°, 68.7%, 82.7%
LAB51.2, 67.8, -51.3
XYZ34.7, 19.4, 63.5
Decimal12403411

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.88:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.11:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.15:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD42D3; }
.text-color { color: #BD42D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD42D3; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid
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