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#BD2CDC

#bd2cdc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd2cdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 17.25% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.09% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 289.43°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.1779

Complementary

  1. #bd2cdc
  2. #4bdc2c

Split complementary

  1. #bd2cdc
  2. #a3dc2c
  3. #2cdc65

Analogous

  1. #652cdc
  2. #bd2cdc
  3. #dc2ca3

Triadic

  1. #bd2cdc
  2. #dcbd2c
  3. #2cdcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2cdc
  2. #dc2c4b
  3. #4bdc2c
  4. #2cdcbd

Square

  1. #bd2cdc
  2. #dc652c
  3. #4bdc2c
  4. #2ca3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #51105f
  2. #891ba1
  3. #bd2cdc
  4. #d26ee7
  5. #e6aff2

Shades

#bd2cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2cdc
  2. #aa28c6
  3. #9723b0
  4. #841f9a
  5. #711a84
  6. #5f166e
  7. #4c1258
  8. #390d42
  9. #26092c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2cdc
  2. #c441e0
  3. #ca56e3
  4. #d16be7
  5. #d780ea
  6. #de96ee
  7. #e5abf1
  8. #ebc0f5
  9. #f2d5f8
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2cdc
  2. #b734d3
  3. #b13dca
  4. #ab45c0
  5. #a54eb7
  6. #9f56ae
  7. #985ea5
  8. #92679c
  9. #8c6f92
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c7ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd5486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7559df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8464da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd47af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2cdc {
  color: #bd2cdc;
}
Background
.bg-bd2cdc {
  background-color: #bd2cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2cdc {
  border: 2px solid #bd2cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 44 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2cdc, #dc2ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 44 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.77 #42d323 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd2cdc  rgb(189, 44, 220)  hsl(289, 72%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4bdc2c  rgb(75, 220, 44)  hsl(109, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dcbd2c  rgb(220, 189, 44)  hsl(49, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2cdcbd  rgb(44, 220, 189)  hsl(169, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise