#BD57E9

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #BD57E9

The hex code #BD57E9 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 87 green, and 233 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 19% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 281.9° hue, 76.8% saturation, and 62.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#BD57E9
RGB189, 87, 233
HSL281.9°, 76.8%, 62.7%
CMYK19%, 63%, 0%, 9%
HSV281.9°, 62.7%, 91.4%
LAB55.6, 63.2, -56.7
XYZ39.1, 23.5, 79.6
Decimal12408809

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.70:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.85:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD57E9; }
.text-color { color: #BD57E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD57E9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid
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