#BD50F8

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #BD50F8

The precise color #BD50F8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 80 green, and 248 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 24% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow, and 3% black. The HSL representation is 278.9° hue, 92.3% saturation, and 64.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD50F8
RGB189, 80, 248
HSL278.9°, 92.3%, 64.3%
CMYK24%, 68%, 0%, 3%
HSV278.9°, 67.7%, 97.3%
LAB55.4, 69.4, -65.4
XYZ40.8, 23.3, 91.2
Decimal12407032

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.71:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.67:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD50F8; }
.text-color { color: #BD50F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD50F8; }

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