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#BD2ED8

#bd2ed8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd2ed8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 18.04% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 78.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 290.47°, with 68.55% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.1773

Complementary

  1. #bd2ed8
  2. #49d82e

Split complementary

  1. #bd2ed8
  2. #9ed82e
  3. #2ed868

Analogous

  1. #682ed8
  2. #bd2ed8
  3. #d82e9e

Triadic

  1. #bd2ed8
  2. #d8bd2e
  3. #2ed8bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2ed8
  2. #d82e49
  3. #49d82e
  4. #2ed8bd

Square

  1. #bd2ed8
  2. #d8682e
  3. #49d82e
  4. #2e9ed8

Monochromatic

  1. #50115c
  2. #881d9c
  3. #bd2ed8
  4. #d16ee4
  5. #e6aff0

Shades

#bd2ed8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2ed8
  2. #aa29c2
  3. #9725ad
  4. #842097
  5. #711c82
  6. #5f176c
  7. #4c1256
  8. #390e41
  9. #26092b
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2ed8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2ed8
  2. #c443dc
  3. #ca58e0
  4. #d16de4
  5. #d782e8
  6. #de97ec
  7. #e5abef
  8. #ebc0f3
  9. #f2d5f7
  10. #f8eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2ed8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2ed8
  2. #b736cf
  3. #b13ec6
  4. #ab47be
  5. #a54fb5
  6. #9f57ac
  7. #985fa3
  8. #92679a
  9. #8c7092
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427ad4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be5384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7759db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8564d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be47ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2ed8 {
  color: #bd2ed8;
}
Background
.bg-bd2ed8 {
  background-color: #bd2ed8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2ed8 {
  border: 2px solid #bd2ed8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2ed8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 46 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 69% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2ed8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2ed8, #d82e9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2ed8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 46 216 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.90 #42d127 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd2ed8  rgb(189, 46, 216)  hsl(290, 69%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#49d82e  rgb(73, 216, 46)  hsl(110, 69%, 51%)  Lime Green
#d8bd2e  rgb(216, 189, 46)  hsl(50, 69%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2ed8bd  rgb(46, 216, 189)  hsl(170, 69%, 51%)  Turquoise