#BD49B6

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #BD49B6

When working with digital screens, the color #BD49B6 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumorchid. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(189, 73, 182).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 4% yellow, and 26% black. With a hue angle of 303.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD49B6
RGB189, 73, 182
HSL303.6°, 46.8%, 51.4%
CMYK0%, 61%, 4%, 26%
HSV303.6°, 61.4%, 74.1%
LAB50.6, 59.9, -35.4
XYZ31.8, 19.0, 46.2
Decimal12405174

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.79:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.19:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.07:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD49B6; }
.text-color { color: #BD49B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD49B6; }

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