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#BD3AEA

#bd3aea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd3aea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 22.75% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.23% cyan, 75.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.66°, with 80.73% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.1979

Complementary

  1. #bd3aea
  2. #67ea3a

Split complementary

  1. #bd3aea
  2. #bfea3a
  3. #3aea65

Analogous

  1. #653aea
  2. #bd3aea
  3. #ea3abf

Triadic

  1. #bd3aea
  2. #eabd3a
  3. #3aeabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd3aea
  2. #ea3a67
  3. #67ea3a
  4. #3aeabd

Square

  1. #bd3aea
  2. #ea653a
  3. #67ea3a
  4. #3abfea

Monochromatic

  1. #610d7e
  2. #9615c3
  3. #bd3aea
  4. #d47ff1
  5. #ebc4f9

Shades

#bd3aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd3aea
  2. #aa34d3
  3. #972ebb
  4. #8429a4
  5. #71238c
  6. #5f1d75
  7. #4c175e
  8. #391146
  9. #260c2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd3aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd3aea
  2. #c44eec
  3. #ca61ee
  4. #d175f0
  5. #d789f2
  6. #de9df5
  7. #e5b0f7
  8. #ebc4f9
  9. #f2d8fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd3aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd3aea
  2. #b741df
  3. #b148d5
  4. #ab4fca
  5. #a556c0
  6. #9f5db5
  7. #9864aa
  8. #926ba0
  9. #8c7295
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a67b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #357ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7461ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb54bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd3aea {
  color: #bd3aea;
}
Background
.bg-bd3aea {
  background-color: #bd3aea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd3aea {
  border: 2px solid #bd3aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd3aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 58 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd3aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd3aea, #ea3abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd3aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 58 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.96 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.36 #42c515 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd3aea  rgb(189, 58, 234)  hsl(285, 81%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#67ea3a  rgb(103, 234, 58)  hsl(105, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eabd3a  rgb(234, 189, 58)  hsl(45, 81%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#3aeabd  rgb(58, 234, 189)  hsl(165, 81%, 57%)  Aquamarine