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#BD24E2

#bd24e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd24e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 14.12% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.37% cyan, 84.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.32°, with 76.61% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #bd24e2
  2. #49e224

Split complementary

  1. #bd24e2
  2. #a8e224
  3. #24e25e

Analogous

  1. #5e24e2
  2. #bd24e2
  3. #e224a8

Triadic

  1. #bd24e2
  2. #e2bd24
  3. #24e2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd24e2
  2. #e22449
  3. #49e224
  4. #24e2bd

Square

  1. #bd24e2
  2. #e25e24
  3. #49e224
  4. #24a8e2

Monochromatic

  1. #500d60
  2. #8816a4
  3. #bd24e2
  4. #d168eb
  5. #e6abf4

Shades

#bd24e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd24e2
  2. #aa20cb
  3. #971db5
  4. #84199e
  5. #711688
  6. #5f1271
  7. #4c0e5a
  8. #390b44
  9. #26072d
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd24e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd24e2
  2. #c43ae5
  3. #ca50e8
  4. #d166eb
  5. #d77cee
  6. #de92f1
  7. #e5a7f3
  8. #ebbdf6
  9. #f2d3f9
  10. #f8e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd24e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd24e2
  2. #b72dd8
  3. #b136ce
  4. #ab40c5
  5. #a549bb
  6. #9f52b1
  7. #985ba7
  8. #92649d
  9. #8c6e94
  10. #86778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975eab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f79de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7257e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8162e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc45b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd24e2 {
  color: #bd24e2;
}
Background
.bg-bd24e2 {
  background-color: #bd24e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd24e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bd24e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd24e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 36 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd24e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd24e2, #e224a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd24e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 36 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.31 #42db1d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd24e2  rgb(189, 36, 226)  hsl(288, 77%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#49e224  rgb(73, 226, 36)  hsl(108, 77%, 51%)  Lime Green
#e2bd24  rgb(226, 189, 36)  hsl(48, 77%, 51%)  Saffron
#24e2bd  rgb(36, 226, 189)  hsl(168, 77%, 51%)  Turquoise