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#BD38FC

#bd38fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bd38fc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 21.96% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 77.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 280.71°, with 97.03% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.2068

Complementary

  1. #bd38fc
  2. #77fc38

Split complementary

  1. #bd38fc
  2. #d9fc38
  3. #38fc5b

Analogous

  1. #5b38fc
  2. #bd38fc
  3. #fc38d9

Triadic

  1. #bd38fc
  2. #fcbd38
  3. #38fcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd38fc
  2. #fc3877
  3. #77fc38
  4. #38fcbd

Square

  1. #bd38fc
  2. #fc5b38
  3. #77fc38
  4. #38d9fc

Monochromatic

  1. #680299
  2. #9c03e4
  3. #bd38fc
  4. #d683fd
  5. #efcffe

Shades

#bd38fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd38fc
  2. #aa32e3
  3. #972dca
  4. #8427b0
  5. #712297
  6. #5f1c7e
  7. #4c1665
  8. #39114c
  9. #260b32
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd38fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd38fc
  2. #c44cfc
  3. #ca60fd
  4. #d174fd
  5. #d788fd
  6. #de9cfe
  7. #e5affe
  8. #ebc3fe
  9. #f2d7fe
  10. #f8ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd38fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd38fc
  2. #b73ff0
  3. #b146e3
  4. #ab4ed7
  5. #a555ca
  6. #9f5cbe
  7. #9863b2
  8. #926aa5
  9. #8c7299
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b69be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0080f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5699b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e64ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6afa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b859c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd38fc {
  color: #bd38fc;
}
Background
.bg-bd38fc {
  background-color: #bd38fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd38fc {
  border: 2px solid #bd38fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd38fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 56 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd38fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd38fc, #fc38d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd38fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 56 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.19 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.33 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.33 #42c703 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd38fc  rgb(189, 56, 252)  hsl(281, 97%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#77fc38  rgb(119, 252, 56)  hsl(101, 97%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#fcbd38  rgb(252, 189, 56)  hsl(41, 97%, 60%)  Amber
#38fcbd  rgb(56, 252, 189)  hsl(161, 97%, 60%)  Aquamarine