HEX Color #BD57D3 (Mediumorchid)

About #BD57D3

The hex code #BD57D3 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumorchid. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(189, 87, 211).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 59% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 289.4° hue, 58.5% saturation, and 58.4% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD57D3

RGB189, 87, 211

HSL289.4°, 58.5%, 58.4%

CMYK10%, 59%, 0%, 17%

HSV289.4°, 58.8%, 82.7%

LAB54.4, 58.9, -46.2

XYZ36.2, 22.3, 64.0

Decimal12408787

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD57D3 #6DD356

Analogous

#7E56D3 #D356AB

Triadic

#D3BC56 #56D3BC

Tetradic

#D37E56 #6DD356 #56ABD3

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD57D3

#C469D7

#CB7CDC

#D38FE1

#DAA1E6

#E1B4EB

#E9C7F0

#F0D9F5

#F7ECFA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD57D3

#A84DBB

#9343A4

#7E3A8C

#693075

#54265D

#3F1D46

#2A132E

#150917

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.84:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.47:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.67:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.65:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD57D3; }

.text-color { color: #BD57D3; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD57D3; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid

#BA55D3