#BD57BD

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Orchid.

About #BD57BD

The precise color #BD57BD is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 87, and 189.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 54% M, 0% Y, and 26% K. The HSL representation is 300.0° hue, 43.6% saturation, and 54.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#BD57BD
RGB189, 87, 189
HSL300.0°, 43.6%, 54.1%
CMYK0%, 54%, 0%, 26%
HSV300.0°, 54.0%, 74.1%
LAB53.3, 54.8, -35.3
XYZ33.6, 21.3, 50.5
Decimal12408765

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.26:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.81:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD57BD; }
.text-color { color: #BD57BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD57BD; }

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