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#BD2AEA

#bd2aea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd2aea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 16.47% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.23% cyan, 82.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.94°, with 82.05% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.1842

Complementary

  1. #bd2aea
  2. #57ea2a

Split complementary

  1. #bd2aea
  2. #b7ea2a
  3. #2aea5d

Analogous

  1. #5d2aea
  2. #bd2aea
  3. #ea2ab7

Triadic

  1. #bd2aea
  2. #eabd2a
  3. #2aeabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2aea
  2. #ea2a57
  3. #57ea2a
  4. #2aeabd

Square

  1. #bd2aea
  2. #ea5d2a
  3. #57ea2a
  4. #2ab7ea

Monochromatic

  1. #580b70
  2. #8f12b6
  3. #bd2aea
  4. #d370f1
  5. #e8b5f8

Shades

#bd2aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2aea
  2. #aa26d3
  3. #9722bb
  4. #841da4
  5. #71198c
  6. #5f1575
  7. #4c115e
  8. #390d46
  9. #26082f
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2aea
  2. #c43fec
  3. #ca55ee
  4. #d16af0
  5. #d77ff2
  6. #de95f5
  7. #e5aaf7
  8. #ebbff9
  9. #f2d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2aea
  2. #b733df
  3. #b13bd5
  4. #ab44ca
  5. #a54cc0
  6. #9f55b5
  7. #985eaa
  8. #9266a0
  9. #8c6f95
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9861b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #267be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8064e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2aea {
  color: #bd2aea;
}
Background
.bg-bd2aea {
  background-color: #bd2aea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd2aea {
  border: 2px solid #bd2aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 42 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2aea, #ea2ab7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 42 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.24 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.98 #42d515 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd2aea  rgb(189, 42, 234)  hsl(286, 82%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#57ea2a  rgb(87, 234, 42)  hsl(106, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eabd2a  rgb(234, 189, 42)  hsl(46, 82%, 54%)  Saffron
#2aeabd  rgb(42, 234, 189)  hsl(166, 82%, 54%)  Aquamarine