#bd55b3

Color #bd55b3

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bd55b3

RGB

rgb(189, 85, 179)

HSL

hsl(305.8, 44.1%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.8, 55%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55%, 5.3%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(52.48, 54.01, -30.8)

LCH

lch(52.48, 62.17, 330.31)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.1753, 331.29)

HWB

hwb(305.8, 33.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55bd5f

Analogous

#9355bd

#bd55b3

#bd557f

Triadic

#bd55b3

#b3bd55

#55b3bd

Split-complementary

#bd55b3

#7fbd55

#55bd93

Tetradic

#bd55b3

#bd5f55

#55bd5f

#55b3bd

Square

#bd55b3

#bd9355

#55bd5f

#557fbd

Shades

Color #bd55b3 mixed toward black.

#a4409b

#84337c

#63265d

#421a3e

#210d1f

Tints

Color #bd55b3 mixed toward white.

#c871c0

#d38ecc

#deaad9

#e9c6e6

#f4e3f2

Tones

Color #bd55b3 mixed toward gray.

#b45eac

#ac66a5

#a36f9e

#9a7897

#928090

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9aa2 · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a69e · ΔE 37.7

Tritanopia

#b99490 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd55b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd55b3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bd55b3 (#bd55b3) is rgb(189, 85, 179) in RGB.

No, #bd55b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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