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#BD37DE

#bd37de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd37de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 21.57% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.86% cyan, 75.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 288.14°, with 71.67% saturation and 54.31% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.1883

Complementary

  1. #bd37de
  2. #58de37

Split complementary

  1. #bd37de
  2. #acde37
  3. #37de69

Analogous

  1. #6937de
  2. #bd37de
  3. #de37ac

Triadic

  1. #bd37de
  2. #debd37
  3. #37debd

Tetradic

  1. #bd37de
  2. #de3758
  3. #58de37
  4. #37debd

Square

  1. #bd37de
  2. #de6937
  3. #58de37
  4. #37acde

Monochromatic

  1. #59126a
  2. #901cac
  3. #bd37de
  4. #d379e9
  5. #e8baf4

Shades

#bd37de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd37de
  2. #aa32c8
  3. #972cb2
  4. #84279b
  5. #712185
  6. #5f1c6f
  7. #4c1659
  8. #391143
  9. #260b2c
  10. #130616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd37de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd37de
  2. #c44be1
  3. #ca5fe5
  4. #d173e8
  5. #d787eb
  6. #de9bef
  7. #e5aff2
  8. #ebc3f5
  9. #f2d7f8
  10. #f8ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd37de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd37de
  2. #b73ed5
  3. #b146cb
  4. #ab4dc2
  5. #a554b8
  6. #9f5caf
  7. #9863a6
  8. #926a9c
  9. #8c7193
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9964ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #417cda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #775ee1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8567dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd4fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd37de {
  color: #bd37de;
}
Background
.bg-bd37de {
  background-color: #bd37de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd37de {
  border: 2px solid #bd37de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd37de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 55 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd37de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd37de, #de37ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd37de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 55 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.25 #42c821 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd37de  rgb(189, 55, 222)  hsl(288, 72%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#58de37  rgb(88, 222, 55)  hsl(108, 72%, 54%)  Lime Green
#debd37  rgb(222, 189, 55)  hsl(48, 72%, 54%)  Old Gold
#37debd  rgb(55, 222, 189)  hsl(168, 72%, 54%)  Turquoise