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#BD22EA

#bd22ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd22ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 13.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.23% cyan, 85.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.5°, with 82.64% saturation and 52.55% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #bd22ea
  2. #4fea22

Split complementary

  1. #bd22ea
  2. #b3ea22
  3. #22ea59

Analogous

  1. #5922ea
  2. #bd22ea
  3. #ea22b3

Triadic

  1. #bd22ea
  2. #eabd22
  3. #22eabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd22ea
  2. #ea224f
  3. #4fea22
  4. #22eabd

Square

  1. #bd22ea
  2. #ea5922
  3. #4fea22
  4. #22b3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #540a69
  2. #8b11af
  3. #bd22ea
  4. #d268f1
  5. #e7aef7

Shades

#bd22ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd22ea
  2. #aa1fd3
  3. #971bbb
  4. #8418a4
  5. #71148c
  6. #5f1175
  7. #4c0e5e
  8. #390a46
  9. #26072f
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd22ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd22ea
  2. #c438ec
  3. #ca4eee
  4. #d164f0
  5. #d77af2
  6. #de91f5
  7. #e5a7f7
  8. #ebbdf9
  9. #f2d3fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd22ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd22ea
  2. #b72bdf
  3. #b135d5
  4. #ab3eca
  5. #a548c0
  6. #9f51b5
  7. #985aaa
  8. #9264a0
  9. #8c6d95
  10. #86778b
  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 #975fb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e79e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba578c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f58ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f62e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb48b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd22ea {
  color: #bd22ea;
}
Background
.bg-bd22ea {
  background-color: #bd22ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd22ea {
  border: 2px solid #bd22ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd22ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 34 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd22ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd22ea, #ea22b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd22ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 34 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.48 #42dd15 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd22ea  rgb(189, 34, 234)  hsl(287, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4fea22  rgb(79, 234, 34)  hsl(107, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eabd22  rgb(234, 189, 34)  hsl(47, 83%, 53%)  Saffron
#22eabd  rgb(34, 234, 189)  hsl(167, 83%, 53%)  Aquamarine