HEX Color #BD57CC (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

#BD57CC #65CC56

Analogous

#8256CC #CC56A0

Triadic

#CCBD56 #56CCBD

Tetradic

#CC8256 #65CC56 #56A0CC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD57CC

#C469D1

#CB7CD7

#D38FDD

#DAA1E2

#E1B4E8

#E9C7EE

#F0D9F3

#F7ECF9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD57CC

#A84DB5

#93439E

#7E3A88

#693071

#54265A

#3F1D44

#2A132D

#150916

#000000

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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