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#BD00EA

#bd00ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd00ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.23% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.46°, with 100% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #bd00ea
  2. #2dea00

Split complementary

  1. #bd00ea
  2. #a2ea00
  3. #00ea48

Analogous

  1. #4800ea
  2. #bd00ea
  3. #ea00a2

Triadic

  1. #bd00ea
  2. #eabd00
  3. #00eabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd00ea
  2. #ea002d
  3. #2dea00
  4. #00eabd

Square

  1. #bd00ea
  2. #ea4800
  3. #2dea00
  4. #00a2ea

Monochromatic

  1. #410051
  2. #7f009d
  3. #bd00ea
  4. #d937ff
  5. #e784ff

Shades

#bd00ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd00ea
  2. #aa00d3
  3. #9700bb
  4. #8400a4
  5. #71008c
  6. #5f0075
  7. #4c005e
  8. #390046
  9. #26002f
  10. #130017
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd00ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd00ea
  2. #c41aec
  3. #ca33ee
  4. #d14df0
  5. #d766f2
  6. #de80f5
  7. #e599f7
  8. #ebb3f9
  9. #f2ccfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd00ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd00ea
  2. #b70ddf
  3. #b11ad5
  4. #ab26ca
  5. #a533c0
  6. #9f40b5
  7. #984daa
  8. #925aa0
  9. #8c6695
  10. #86738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9659af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba518a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c52ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3eb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd00ea {
  color: #bd00ea;
}
Background
.bg-bd00ea {
  background-color: #bd00ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd00ea {
  border: 2px solid #bd00ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd00ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 0 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd00ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd00ea, #ea00a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd00ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 0 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.76 #42ff15 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd00ea  rgb(189, 0, 234)  hsl(288, 100%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#2dea00  rgb(45, 234, 0)  hsl(108, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#eabd00  rgb(234, 189, 0)  hsl(48, 100%, 46%)  Saffron
#00eabd  rgb(0, 234, 189)  hsl(168, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine