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#BD17DF

#bd17df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd17df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 9.02% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.25% cyan, 89.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 289.8°, with 81.3% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #bd17df
  2. #39df17

Split complementary

  1. #bd17df
  2. #9ddf17
  3. #17df59

Analogous

  1. #5917df
  2. #bd17df
  3. #df179d

Triadic

  1. #bd17df
  2. #dfbd17
  3. #17dfbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd17df
  2. #df1739
  3. #39df17
  4. #17dfbd

Square

  1. #bd17df
  2. #df5917
  3. #39df17
  4. #179ddf

Monochromatic

  1. #470954
  2. #82109a
  3. #bd17df
  4. #d455ed
  5. #e59af5

Shades

#bd17df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd17df
  2. #aa15c9
  3. #9712b2
  4. #84109c
  5. #710e86
  6. #5f0c70
  7. #4c0959
  8. #390743
  9. #26052d
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd17df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd17df
  2. #c42ee2
  3. #ca45e5
  4. #d15de9
  5. #d774ec
  6. #de8bef
  7. #e5a2f2
  8. #ebb9f5
  9. #f2d1f9
  10. #f8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd17df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd17df
  2. #b722d6
  3. #b12ccc
  4. #ab37c3
  5. #a541b9
  6. #9f4cb0
  7. #9856a6
  8. #92619d
  9. #8c6b93
  10. #86768a
  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 #965ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d77db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd4e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7153e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #815fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd3fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd17df {
  color: #bd17df;
}
Background
.bg-bd17df {
  background-color: #bd17df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd17df {
  border: 2px solid #bd17df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd17df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 23 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd17df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd17df, #df179d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd17df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 23 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.17 #42e820 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd17df  rgb(189, 23, 223)  hsl(290, 81%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#39df17  rgb(57, 223, 23)  hsl(110, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dfbd17  rgb(223, 189, 23)  hsl(50, 81%, 48%)  Jonquil
#17dfbd  rgb(23, 223, 189)  hsl(170, 81%, 48%)  Turquoise