#BD57CC

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #BD57CC

The hex code #BD57CC represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 87 green, and 204 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 7% Cyan, 57% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD57CC
RGB189, 87, 204
HSL292.3°, 53.4%, 57.1%
CMYK7%, 57%, 0%, 20%
HSV292.3°, 57.4%, 80.0%
LAB54.0, 57.6, -42.8
XYZ35.3, 22.0, 59.5
Decimal12408780

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.89:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.40:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.59:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD57CC; }
.text-color { color: #BD57CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD57CC; }

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