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#BD2CEB

#bd2ceb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd2ceb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.57% cyan, 81.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.55°, with 82.68% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.1862

Complementary

  1. #bd2ceb
  2. #5aeb2c

Split complementary

  1. #bd2ceb
  2. #baeb2c
  3. #2ceb5e

Analogous

  1. #5e2ceb
  2. #bd2ceb
  3. #eb2cba

Triadic

  1. #bd2ceb
  2. #ebbd2c
  3. #2cebbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2ceb
  2. #eb2c5a
  3. #5aeb2c
  4. #2cebbd

Square

  1. #bd2ceb
  2. #eb5e2c
  3. #5aeb2c
  4. #2cbaeb

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0b73
  2. #9112b9
  3. #bd2ceb
  4. #d372f2
  5. #e9b8f8

Shades

#bd2ceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2ceb
  2. #aa28d4
  3. #9723bc
  4. #841fa5
  5. #711a8d
  6. #5f1676
  7. #4c125e
  8. #390d47
  9. #26092f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2ceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2ceb
  2. #c441ed
  3. #ca56ef
  4. #d16bf1
  5. #d780f3
  6. #de96f5
  7. #e5abf7
  8. #ebc0f9
  9. #f2d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2ceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2ceb
  2. #b734e0
  3. #b13dd6
  4. #ab45cb
  5. #a54ec0
  6. #9f56b6
  7. #985eab
  8. #9267a0
  9. #8c6f95
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #267be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8065e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2ceb {
  color: #bd2ceb;
}
Background
.bg-bd2ceb {
  background-color: #bd2ceb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd2ceb {
  border: 2px solid #bd2ceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2ceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 44 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2ceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2ceb, #eb2cba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2ceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 44 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.06 #42d314 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd2ceb  rgb(189, 44, 235)  hsl(286, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5aeb2c  rgb(90, 235, 44)  hsl(106, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ebbd2c  rgb(235, 189, 44)  hsl(46, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2cebbd  rgb(44, 235, 189)  hsl(166, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine