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#BD00DC

#bd00dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd00dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 0% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.09% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 291.55°, with 100% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #bd00dc
  2. #1fdc00

Split complementary

  1. #bd00dc
  2. #8ddc00
  3. #00dc4f

Analogous

  1. #4f00dc
  2. #bd00dc
  3. #dc008d

Triadic

  1. #bd00dc
  2. #dcbd00
  3. #00dcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd00dc
  2. #dc001f
  3. #1fdc00
  4. #00dcbd

Square

  1. #bd00dc
  2. #dc4f00
  3. #1fdc00
  4. #008ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0043
  2. #7b0090
  3. #bd00dc
  4. #e12aff
  5. #ec76ff

Shades

#bd00dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd00dc
  2. #aa00c6
  3. #9700b0
  4. #84009a
  5. #710084
  6. #5f006e
  7. #4c0058
  8. #390042
  9. #26002c
  10. #130016
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd00dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd00dc
  2. #c41ae0
  3. #ca33e3
  4. #d14de7
  5. #d766ea
  6. #de80ee
  7. #e599f1
  8. #ebb3f5
  9. #f2ccf8
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd00dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd00dc
  2. #b70dd3
  3. #b11aca
  4. #ab26c0
  5. #a533b7
  6. #9f40ae
  7. #984da5
  8. #925a9c
  9. #8c6692
  10. #867389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9557a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b75d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd4981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #815cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd38ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd00dc {
  color: #bd00dc;
}
Background
.bg-bd00dc {
  background-color: #bd00dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd00dc {
  border: 2px solid #bd00dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd00dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 0 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd00dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd00dc, #dc008d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd00dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 0 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.98 #42ff23 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd00dc  rgb(189, 0, 220)  hsl(292, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#1fdc00  rgb(31, 220, 0)  hsl(112, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dcbd00  rgb(220, 189, 0)  hsl(52, 100%, 43%)  Jonquil
#00dcbd  rgb(0, 220, 189)  hsl(172, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise