HEX Color #BD57A0 (Orchid)

About #BD57A0

The precise color #BD57A0 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Orchid. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 87 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 54% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 317.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD57A0

RGB189, 87, 160

HSL317.1°, 43.6%, 54.1%

CMYK0%, 54%, 15%, 26%

HSV317.1°, 54.0%, 74.1%

LAB52.0, 50.0, -20.4

XYZ30.7, 20.2, 35.5

Decimal12408736

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD57A0 #57BD74

Analogous

#A757BD #BD576D

Triadic

#9FBD57 #57A0BD

Tetradic

#BDA757 #57BD74 #576DBD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD57A0

#C469AA

#CB7CB5

#D38FBF

#DAA1CA

#E1B4D4

#E9C7DF

#F0D9E9

#F7ECF4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD57A0

#A84D8E

#93437C

#7E3A6A

#693058

#542647

#3F1D35

#2A1323

#150911

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.17:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.03:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.99:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.28:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD57A0; }

.text-color { color: #BD57A0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD57A0; }

Similar Colors

Orchid

#DA70D6