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#BD00FD

#bd00fd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bd00fd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 284.82°, with 100% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.48.

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Relative luminance0.1791

Complementary

  1. #bd00fd
  2. #40fd00

Split complementary

  1. #bd00fd
  2. #bffd00
  3. #00fd3e

Analogous

  1. #3e00fd
  2. #bd00fd
  3. #fd00bf

Triadic

  1. #bd00fd
  2. #fdbd00
  3. #00fdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd00fd
  2. #fd0040
  3. #40fd00
  4. #00fdbd

Square

  1. #bd00fd
  2. #fd3e00
  3. #40fd00
  4. #00bffd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0064
  2. #8400b1
  3. #bd00fd
  4. #d14bff
  5. #e597ff

Shades

#bd00fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd00fd
  2. #aa00e4
  3. #9700ca
  4. #8400b1
  5. #710098
  6. #5f007f
  7. #4c0065
  8. #39004c
  9. #260033
  10. #130019
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd00fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd00fd
  2. #c41afd
  3. #ca33fd
  4. #d14dfe
  5. #d766fe
  6. #de80fe
  7. #e599fe
  8. #ebb3fe
  9. #f2ccff
  10. #f8e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd00fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd00fd
  2. #b70df1
  3. #b11ae4
  4. #ab26d8
  5. #a533cb
  6. #9f40bf
  7. #984db2
  8. #925aa6
  9. #8c6699
  10. #86738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975cbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6556ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765ffa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b847c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd00fd {
  color: #bd00fd;
}
Background
.bg-bd00fd {
  background-color: #bd00fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd00fd {
  border: 2px solid #bd00fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd00fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 0 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd00fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd00fd, #fd00bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd00fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 0 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.57 #42ff02 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd00fd  rgb(189, 0, 253)  hsl(285, 100%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#40fd00  rgb(64, 253, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 50%)  Harlequin
#fdbd00  rgb(253, 189, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 50%)  Amber
#00fdbd  rgb(0, 253, 189)  hsl(165, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green