HEX Color #BD6DF0 (Mediumorchid)

About #BD6DF0

The precise color #BD6DF0 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 109, and 240.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 55% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 276.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#BD6DF0

RGB189, 109, 240

HSL276.6°, 81.4%, 68.4%

CMYK21%, 55%, 0%, 6%

HSV276.6°, 54.6%, 94.1%

LAB59.9, 54.1, -53.7

XYZ42.2, 28.0, 85.6

Decimal12414448

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD6DF0 #9FF06C

Analogous

#7B6CF0 #F06CE1

Triadic

#F0BD6C #6CF0BD

Tetradic

#F07B6C #9FF06C #6CE1F0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD6DF0

#C47DF1

#CB8DF3

#D39DF5

#DAADF6

#E1BEF8

#E9CEFA

#F0DEFB

#F7EEFD

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD6DF0

#A860D5

#9354BA

#7E48A0

#693C85

#54306A

#3F2450

#2A1835

#150C1A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.18:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.61:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.04:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.62:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD6DF0; }

.text-color { color: #BD6DF0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD6DF0; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid

#BA55D3