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#BD12E9

#bd12e9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd12e9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 7.06% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.88% cyan, 92.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 287.72°, with 85.66% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #bd12e9
  2. #3ee912

Split complementary

  1. #bd12e9
  2. #aae912
  3. #12e952

Analogous

  1. #5212e9
  2. #bd12e9
  3. #e912aa

Triadic

  1. #bd12e9
  2. #e9bd12
  3. #12e9bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd12e9
  2. #e9123e
  3. #3ee912
  4. #12e9bd

Square

  1. #bd12e9
  2. #e95212
  3. #3ee912
  4. #12aae9

Monochromatic

  1. #4a075b
  2. #830da2
  3. #bd12e9
  4. #d256f2
  5. #e59df7

Shades

#bd12e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd12e9
  2. #aa10d2
  3. #970eba
  4. #840da3
  5. #710b8c
  6. #5f0975
  7. #4c075d
  8. #390546
  9. #26042f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd12e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd12e9
  2. #c42aeb
  3. #ca41ed
  4. #d159f0
  5. #d771f2
  6. #de89f4
  7. #e5a0f6
  8. #ebb8f8
  9. #f2d0fb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd12e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd12e9
  2. #b71ddf
  3. #b128d4
  4. #ab33ca
  5. #a53ebf
  6. #9f49b5
  7. #9854aa
  8. #925fa0
  9. #8c6a95
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965baf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1377e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba538a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d54ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5fe7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb42b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd12e9 {
  color: #bd12e9;
}
Background
.bg-bd12e9 {
  background-color: #bd12e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd12e9 {
  border: 2px solid #bd12e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd12e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 18 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd12e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd12e9, #e912aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd12e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 18 233 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.66 #42ed16 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd12e9  rgb(189, 18, 233)  hsl(288, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3ee912  rgb(62, 233, 18)  hsl(108, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e9bd12  rgb(233, 189, 18)  hsl(48, 86%, 49%)  Saffron
#12e9bd  rgb(18, 233, 189)  hsl(168, 86%, 49%)  Aquamarine