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#BD34EA

#bd34ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd34ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 20.39% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.23% cyan, 77.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.16°, with 81.25% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.1922

Complementary

  1. #bd34ea
  2. #61ea34

Split complementary

  1. #bd34ea
  2. #bcea34
  3. #34ea62

Analogous

  1. #6234ea
  2. #bd34ea
  3. #ea34bc

Triadic

  1. #bd34ea
  2. #eabd34
  3. #34eabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd34ea
  2. #ea3461
  3. #61ea34
  4. #34eabd

Square

  1. #bd34ea
  2. #ea6234
  3. #61ea34
  4. #34bcea

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0c79
  2. #9414be
  3. #bd34ea
  4. #d479f1
  5. #eabff8

Shades

#bd34ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd34ea
  2. #aa2fd3
  3. #972abb
  4. #8424a4
  5. #711f8c
  6. #5f1a75
  7. #4c155e
  8. #391046
  9. #260a2f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd34ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd34ea
  2. #c448ec
  3. #ca5dee
  4. #d171f0
  5. #d785f2
  6. #de9af5
  7. #e5aef7
  8. #ebc2f9
  9. #f2d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd34ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd34ea
  2. #b73cdf
  3. #b143d5
  4. #ab4bca
  5. #a552c0
  6. #9f5ab5
  7. #9862aa
  8. #9269a0
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9965b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f7de6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8167e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb51bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd34ea {
  color: #bd34ea;
}
Background
.bg-bd34ea {
  background-color: #bd34ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd34ea {
  border: 2px solid #bd34ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd34ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 52 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd34ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd34ea, #ea34bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd34ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 52 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.97 #42cb15 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd34ea  rgb(189, 52, 234)  hsl(285, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#61ea34  rgb(97, 234, 52)  hsl(105, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eabd34  rgb(234, 189, 52)  hsl(45, 81%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#34eabd  rgb(52, 234, 189)  hsl(165, 81%, 56%)  Aquamarine