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#BD2DE9

#bd2de9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd2de9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 17.65% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.88% cyan, 80.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 285.96°, with 81.03% saturation and 54.51% 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 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.1858

Complementary

  1. #bd2de9
  2. #59e92d

Split complementary

  1. #bd2de9
  2. #b7e92d
  3. #2de95f

Analogous

  1. #5f2de9
  2. #bd2de9
  3. #e92db7

Triadic

  1. #bd2de9
  2. #e9bd2d
  3. #2de9bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2de9
  2. #e92d59
  3. #59e92d
  4. #2de9bd

Square

  1. #bd2de9
  2. #e95f2d
  3. #59e92d
  4. #2db7e9

Monochromatic

  1. #590c71
  2. #9013b6
  3. #bd2de9
  4. #d372f0
  5. #e9b7f8

Shades

#bd2de9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2de9
  2. #aa29d2
  3. #9724ba
  4. #8420a3
  5. #711b8c
  6. #5f1775
  7. #4c125d
  8. #390e46
  9. #26092f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2de9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2de9
  2. #c442eb
  3. #ca57ed
  4. #d16cf0
  5. #d781f2
  6. #de96f4
  7. #e5abf6
  8. #ebc0f8
  9. #f2d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2de9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2de9
  2. #b735df
  3. #b13ed4
  4. #ab46ca
  5. #a54ebf
  6. #9f57b5
  7. #985faa
  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 #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7be5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715cec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8165e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4db9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2de9 {
  color: #bd2de9;
}
Background
.bg-bd2de9 {
  background-color: #bd2de9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd2de9 {
  border: 2px solid #bd2de9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2de9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 45 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2de9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2de9, #e92db7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2de9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 45 233 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.85 #42d216 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd2de9  rgb(189, 45, 233)  hsl(286, 81%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#59e92d  rgb(89, 233, 45)  hsl(106, 81%, 55%)  Neon Green
#e9bd2d  rgb(233, 189, 45)  hsl(46, 81%, 55%)  Saffron
#2de9bd  rgb(45, 233, 189)  hsl(166, 81%, 55%)  Aquamarine