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#BD3AED

#bd3aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd3aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 75.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 283.91°, with 83.26% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.1996

Complementary

  1. #bd3aed
  2. #6aed3a

Split complementary

  1. #bd3aed
  2. #c3ed3a
  3. #3aed63

Analogous

  1. #633aed
  2. #bd3aed
  3. #ed3ac3

Triadic

  1. #bd3aed
  2. #edbd3a
  3. #3aedbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd3aed
  2. #ed3a6a
  3. #6aed3a
  4. #3aedbd

Square

  1. #bd3aed
  2. #ed633a
  3. #6aed3a
  4. #3ac3ed

Monochromatic

  1. #620c82
  2. #9712c8
  3. #bd3aed
  4. #d480f3
  5. #ecc6fa

Shades

#bd3aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd3aed
  2. #aa34d5
  3. #972ebe
  4. #8429a6
  5. #71238e
  6. #5f1d77
  7. #4c175f
  8. #391147
  9. #260c2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd3aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd3aed
  2. #c44eef
  3. #ca61f1
  4. #d175f2
  5. #d789f4
  6. #de9df6
  7. #e5b0f8
  8. #ebc4fa
  9. #f2d8fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd3aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd3aed
  2. #b741e2
  3. #b148d7
  4. #ab4fcc
  5. #a556c1
  6. #9f5db7
  7. #9864ac
  8. #926ba1
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a67b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #317fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7362f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb55be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd3aed {
  color: #bd3aed;
}
Background
.bg-bd3aed {
  background-color: #bd3aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd3aed {
  border: 2px solid #bd3aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd3aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 58 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd3aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd3aed, #ed3ac3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd3aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 58 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.30 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.31 #42c512 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd3aed  rgb(189, 58, 237)  hsl(284, 83%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6aed3a  rgb(106, 237, 58)  hsl(104, 83%, 58%)  Neon Green
#edbd3a  rgb(237, 189, 58)  hsl(44, 83%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3aedbd  rgb(58, 237, 189)  hsl(164, 83%, 58%)  Aquamarine