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#BD2AE5

#bd2ae5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd2ae5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 16.47% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.47% cyan, 81.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 287.17°, with 78.24% saturation and 53.14% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #bd2ae5
  2. #52e52a

Split complementary

  1. #bd2ae5
  2. #afe52a
  3. #2ae560

Analogous

  1. #602ae5
  2. #bd2ae5
  3. #e52aaf

Triadic

  1. #bd2ae5
  2. #e5bd2a
  3. #2ae5bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2ae5
  2. #e52a52
  3. #52e52a
  4. #2ae5bd

Square

  1. #bd2ae5
  2. #e5602a
  3. #52e52a
  4. #2aafe5

Monochromatic

  1. #550d69
  2. #8d15ad
  3. #bd2ae5
  4. #d26eed
  5. #e7b2f6

Shades

#bd2ae5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2ae5
  2. #aa26ce
  3. #9722b7
  4. #841da0
  5. #711989
  6. #5f1573
  7. #4c115c
  8. #390d45
  9. #26082e
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2ae5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2ae5
  2. #c43fe8
  3. #ca55ea
  4. #d16aed
  5. #d77fef
  6. #de95f2
  7. #e5aaf5
  8. #ebbff7
  9. #f2d4fa
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2ae5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2ae5
  2. #b733db
  3. #b13bd1
  4. #ab44c7
  5. #a54cbd
  6. #9f55b3
  7. #985ea8
  8. #92669e
  9. #8c6f94
  10. #86778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9860ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f7ae1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb588b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725ae8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8164e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc4ab6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2ae5 {
  color: #bd2ae5;
}
Background
.bg-bd2ae5 {
  background-color: #bd2ae5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd2ae5 {
  border: 2px solid #bd2ae5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2ae5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 42 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 78% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2ae5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2ae5, #e52aaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2ae5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 42 229 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.49 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.71 #42d51a Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd2ae5  rgb(189, 42, 229)  hsl(287, 78%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#52e52a  rgb(82, 229, 42)  hsl(107, 78%, 53%)  Neon Green
#e5bd2a  rgb(229, 189, 42)  hsl(47, 78%, 53%)  Saffron
#2ae5bd  rgb(42, 229, 189)  hsl(167, 78%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine