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#BD33ED

#bd33ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd33ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 20% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 78.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.52°, with 83.78% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #bd33ed
  2. #63ed33

Split complementary

  1. #bd33ed
  2. #c0ed33
  3. #33ed60

Analogous

  1. #6033ed
  2. #bd33ed
  3. #ed33c0

Triadic

  1. #bd33ed
  2. #edbd33
  3. #33edbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd33ed
  2. #ed3363
  3. #63ed33
  4. #33edbd

Square

  1. #bd33ed
  2. #ed6033
  3. #63ed33
  4. #33c0ed

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0b7c
  2. #9511c2
  3. #bd33ed
  4. #d479f3
  5. #eac0f9

Shades

#bd33ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd33ed
  2. #aa2ed5
  3. #9729be
  4. #8424a6
  5. #711f8e
  6. #5f1a77
  7. #4c145f
  8. #390f47
  9. #260a2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd33ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd33ed
  2. #c447ef
  3. #ca5cf1
  4. #d170f2
  5. #d785f4
  6. #de99f6
  7. #e5adf8
  8. #ebc2fa
  9. #f2d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd33ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd33ed
  2. #b73be2
  3. #b142d7
  4. #ab4acc
  5. #a552c1
  6. #9f5ab7
  7. #9861ac
  8. #9269a1
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9965b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725ff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8067eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb51bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd33ed {
  color: #bd33ed;
}
Background
.bg-bd33ed {
  background-color: #bd33ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd33ed {
  border: 2px solid #bd33ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd33ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 51 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd33ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd33ed, #ed33c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd33ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 51 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.16 #42cc12 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd33ed  rgb(189, 51, 237)  hsl(285, 84%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#63ed33  rgb(99, 237, 51)  hsl(105, 84%, 56%)  Neon Green
#edbd33  rgb(237, 189, 51)  hsl(45, 84%, 56%)  Saffron
#33edbd  rgb(51, 237, 189)  hsl(165, 84%, 56%)  Aquamarine