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#BD4DE0 Color

#BD4DE0 is rgb(189, 77, 224) in RGB, hsl(286, 70%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 66%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD4DE0
HEX#BD4DE0
RGBrgb(189, 77, 224)
HSLhsl(286, 70%, 59%)
HSVhsv(286, 66%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 66%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.227 317.1)
LABlab(53.13% 61.12 -55.16)
LCHlch(53.13% 82.33 317.93)

What #BD4DE0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BD4DE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.83Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.73Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.09Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.25Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.4Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 17.5

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BD4DE0 Channel Values

How #BD4DE0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 77 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 70% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 66% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD4DE0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD4DE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD4DE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD4DE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD4DE0
Complementary
#6FE04D
Analogous
#744DE0
Analogous
#E04DB9
Triadic
#E0BD4D
Triadic
#4DE0BD
Split comp.
#B9E04D
Split comp.
#4DE074

Tints & Shades of #BD4DE0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C767E4
#CF7DE8
#D997ED
#E1ADF0
#EAC7F5
#F2DCF9

Shades

#B12BDA
#9721BA
#7B1B98
#621579
#460F57
#2A0934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD4DE0.

How #BD4DE0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BD4DE0
Protanopia#6B6BE0
Protanomaly#9361E0
Deuteranopia#8181DE
Deuteranomaly#9C6FDF
Tritanopia#AE6F6F
Tritanomaly#B463A8
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD4DE0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bd4de0: #BD4DE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD4DE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd4de0': '#BD4DE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.302, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_bd4de0">#BD4DE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD4DE0"

More Purple Colors

#BD4DE0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD4DE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD4DE0?

#BD4DE0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(189, 77, 224) in RGB and hsl(286, 70%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.83.

What is the RGB value of #BD4DE0?

#BD4DE0 is rgb(189, 77, 224) — red 189, green 77, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD4DE0?

#BD4DE0 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 66%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD4DE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD4DE0 scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD4DE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD4DE0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BD4DE0 in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.