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#BD18EE

#bd18ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd18ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 9.41% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.59% cyan, 89.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.26°, with 86.29% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1765

Complementary

  1. #bd18ee
  2. #49ee18

Split complementary

  1. #bd18ee
  2. #b4ee18
  3. #18ee52

Analogous

  1. #5218ee
  2. #bd18ee
  3. #ee18b4

Triadic

  1. #bd18ee
  2. #eebd18
  3. #18eebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd18ee
  2. #ee1849
  3. #49ee18
  4. #18eebd

Square

  1. #bd18ee
  2. #ee5218
  3. #49ee18
  4. #18b4ee

Monochromatic

  1. #500766
  2. #880dad
  3. #bd18ee
  4. #d15ff3
  5. #e6a7f8

Shades

#bd18ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd18ee
  2. #aa16d6
  3. #9713be
  4. #8411a7
  5. #710e8f
  6. #5f0c77
  7. #4c0a5f
  8. #390747
  9. #260530
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd18ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd18ee
  2. #c42ff0
  3. #ca46f1
  4. #d15df3
  5. #d774f5
  6. #de8cf7
  7. #e5a3f8
  8. #ebbafa
  9. #f2d1fc
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd18ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd18ee
  2. #b722e3
  3. #b12dd8
  4. #ab37cd
  5. #a542c2
  6. #9f4cb7
  7. #9856ac
  8. #9261a1
  9. #8c6b96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9578e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c56f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d60ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb46bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd18ee {
  color: #bd18ee;
}
Background
.bg-bd18ee {
  background-color: #bd18ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd18ee {
  border: 2px solid #bd18ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd18ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 24 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd18ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd18ee, #ee18b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd18ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 24 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.16 #42e711 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd18ee  rgb(189, 24, 238)  hsl(286, 86%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#49ee18  rgb(73, 238, 24)  hsl(106, 86%, 51%)  Neon Green
#eebd18  rgb(238, 189, 24)  hsl(46, 86%, 51%)  Saffron
#18eebd  rgb(24, 238, 189)  hsl(166, 86%, 51%)  Aquamarine