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#BD2DEB

#bd2deb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd2deb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.57% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.47°, with 82.61% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.1869

Complementary

  1. #bd2deb
  2. #5beb2d

Split complementary

  1. #bd2deb
  2. #baeb2d
  3. #2deb5e

Analogous

  1. #5e2deb
  2. #bd2deb
  3. #eb2dba

Triadic

  1. #bd2deb
  2. #ebbd2d
  3. #2debbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2deb
  2. #eb2d5b
  3. #5beb2d
  4. #2debbd

Square

  1. #bd2deb
  2. #eb5e2d
  3. #5beb2d
  4. #2dbaeb

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0b74
  2. #9112ba
  3. #bd2deb
  4. #d373f2
  5. #e9b9f8

Shades

#bd2deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2deb
  2. #aa29d4
  3. #9724bc
  4. #8420a5
  5. #711b8d
  6. #5f1776
  7. #4c125e
  8. #390e47
  9. #26092f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2deb
  2. #c442ed
  3. #ca57ef
  4. #d16cf1
  5. #d781f3
  6. #de96f5
  7. #e5abf7
  8. #ebc0f9
  9. #f2d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2deb
  2. #b735e0
  3. #b13ed6
  4. #ab46cb
  5. #a54ec0
  6. #9f57b6
  7. #985fab
  8. #9267a0
  9. #8c6f95
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 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 #277be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5c8f ≈ 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-bd2deb {
  color: #bd2deb;
}
Background
.bg-bd2deb {
  background-color: #bd2deb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd2deb {
  border: 2px solid #bd2deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 45 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2deb, #eb2dba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 45 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.05 #42d214 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd2deb  rgb(189, 45, 235)  hsl(285, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5beb2d  rgb(91, 235, 45)  hsl(105, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ebbd2d  rgb(235, 189, 45)  hsl(45, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2debbd  rgb(45, 235, 189)  hsl(165, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine