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#BD2CED

#bd2ced ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd2ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 17.25% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 81.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.08°, with 84.28% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #bd2ced
  2. #5ced2c

Split complementary

  1. #bd2ced
  2. #bced2c
  3. #2ced5d

Analogous

  1. #5d2ced
  2. #bd2ced
  3. #ed2cbc

Triadic

  1. #bd2ced
  2. #edbd2c
  3. #2cedbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2ced
  2. #ed2c5c
  3. #5ced2c
  4. #2cedbd

Square

  1. #bd2ced
  2. #ed5d2c
  3. #5ced2c
  4. #2cbced

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0a76
  2. #9210bc
  3. #bd2ced
  4. #d372f3
  5. #e9b9f9

Shades

#bd2ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2ced
  2. #aa28d5
  3. #9723be
  4. #841fa6
  5. #711a8e
  6. #5f1677
  7. #4c125f
  8. #390d47
  9. #26092f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2ced
  2. #c441ef
  3. #ca56f1
  4. #d16bf2
  5. #d780f4
  6. #de96f6
  7. #e5abf8
  8. #ebc0fa
  9. #f2d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2ced
  2. #b734e2
  3. #b13dd7
  4. #ab45cc
  5. #a54ec1
  6. #9f56b7
  7. #985eac
  8. #9267a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #217be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b95d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f65eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2ced {
  color: #bd2ced;
}
Background
.bg-bd2ced {
  background-color: #bd2ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd2ced {
  border: 2px solid #bd2ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 44 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2ced, #ed2cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 44 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.26 #42d312 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd2ced  rgb(189, 44, 237)  hsl(285, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5ced2c  rgb(92, 237, 44)  hsl(105, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edbd2c  rgb(237, 189, 44)  hsl(45, 84%, 55%)  Saffron
#2cedbd  rgb(44, 237, 189)  hsl(165, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine