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#BD28DF

#bd28df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd28df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 15.69% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.25% cyan, 82.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 288.85°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.1766

Complementary

  1. #bd28df
  2. #4adf28

Split complementary

  1. #bd28df
  2. #a6df28
  3. #28df61

Analogous

  1. #6128df
  2. #bd28df
  3. #df28a6

Triadic

  1. #bd28df
  2. #dfbd28
  3. #28dfbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd28df
  2. #df284a
  3. #4adf28
  4. #28dfbd

Square

  1. #bd28df
  2. #df6128
  3. #4adf28
  4. #28a6df

Monochromatic

  1. #510e60
  2. #8918a2
  3. #bd28df
  4. #d16be9
  5. #e6adf3

Shades

#bd28df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd28df
  2. #aa24c9
  3. #9720b2
  4. #841c9c
  5. #711886
  6. #5f1470
  7. #4c1059
  8. #390c43
  9. #26082d
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd28df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd28df
  2. #c43ee2
  3. #ca53e5
  4. #d169e9
  5. #d77eec
  6. #de94ef
  7. #e5a9f2
  8. #ebbff5
  9. #f2d4f9
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd28df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd28df
  2. #b731d6
  3. #b13acc
  4. #ab42c3
  5. #a54bb9
  6. #9f54b0
  7. #985da6
  8. #92669d
  9. #8c6e93
  10. #86778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975faa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3679db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7358e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8363dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd46b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd28df {
  color: #bd28df;
}
Background
.bg-bd28df {
  background-color: #bd28df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd28df {
  border: 2px solid #bd28df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd28df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 40 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd28df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd28df, #df28a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd28df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 40 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.50 #42d720 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd28df  rgb(189, 40, 223)  hsl(289, 74%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4adf28  rgb(74, 223, 40)  hsl(109, 74%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dfbd28  rgb(223, 189, 40)  hsl(49, 74%, 52%)  Old Gold
#28dfbd  rgb(40, 223, 189)  hsl(169, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise