#BD5FE9

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #BD5FE9

At its core, #BD5FE9 is a light and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 95 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 19% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 280.9° hue, 75.8% saturation, and 64.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD5FE9
RGB189, 95, 233
HSL280.9°, 75.8%, 64.3%
CMYK19%, 59%, 0%, 9%
HSV280.9°, 59.2%, 91.4%
LAB57.0, 59.5, -54.5
XYZ39.8, 24.9, 79.8
Decimal12410857

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.98:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD5FE9; }
.text-color { color: #BD5FE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD5FE9; }

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Mediumorchid
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