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#BD25ED

#bd25ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd25ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 14.51% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 84.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.6°, with 84.75% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #bd25ed
  2. #55ed25

Split complementary

  1. #bd25ed
  2. #b9ed25
  3. #25ed59

Analogous

  1. #5925ed
  2. #bd25ed
  3. #ed25b9

Triadic

  1. #bd25ed
  2. #edbd25
  3. #25edbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd25ed
  2. #ed2555
  3. #55ed25
  4. #25edbd

Square

  1. #bd25ed
  2. #ed5925
  3. #55ed25
  4. #25b9ed

Monochromatic

  1. #570970
  2. #8e0fb6
  3. #bd25ed
  4. #d26cf3
  5. #e8b2f9

Shades

#bd25ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd25ed
  2. #aa21d5
  3. #971ebe
  4. #841aa6
  5. #71168e
  6. #5f1377
  7. #4c0f5f
  8. #390b47
  9. #26072f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd25ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd25ed
  2. #c43bef
  3. #ca51f1
  4. #d166f2
  5. #d77cf4
  6. #de92f6
  7. #e5a8f8
  8. #ebbefa
  9. #f2d3fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd25ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd25ed
  2. #b72ee2
  3. #b137d7
  4. #ab40cc
  5. #a549c1
  6. #9f53b7
  7. #985cac
  8. #9265a1
  9. #8c6e96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9860b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #197ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b95a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e63eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd25ed {
  color: #bd25ed;
}
Background
.bg-bd25ed {
  background-color: #bd25ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd25ed {
  border: 2px solid #bd25ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd25ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 37 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd25ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd25ed, #ed25b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd25ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 37 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.83 #42da12 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd25ed  rgb(189, 37, 237)  hsl(286, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#55ed25  rgb(85, 237, 37)  hsl(106, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green
#edbd25  rgb(237, 189, 37)  hsl(46, 85%, 54%)  Saffron
#25edbd  rgb(37, 237, 189)  hsl(166, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine