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#BD3AF2

#bd3af2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd3af2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.9% cyan, 76.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 282.72°, with 87.62% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.2026

Complementary

  1. #bd3af2
  2. #6ff23a

Split complementary

  1. #bd3af2
  2. #cbf23a
  3. #3af261

Analogous

  1. #613af2
  2. #bd3af2
  3. #f23acb

Triadic

  1. #bd3af2
  2. #f2bd3a
  3. #3af2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd3af2
  2. #f23a6f
  3. #6ff23a
  4. #3af2bd

Square

  1. #bd3af2
  2. #f2613a
  3. #6ff23a
  4. #3acbf2

Monochromatic

  1. #65098a
  2. #990ed2
  3. #bd3af2
  4. #d582f7
  5. #edcafb

Shades

#bd3af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd3af2
  2. #aa34da
  3. #972ec2
  4. #8429a9
  5. #712391
  6. #5f1d79
  7. #4c1761
  8. #391149
  9. #260c30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd3af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd3af2
  2. #c44ef3
  3. #ca61f5
  4. #d175f6
  5. #d789f7
  6. #de9df9
  7. #e5b0fa
  8. #ebc4fb
  9. #f2d8fc
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd3af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd3af2
  2. #b741e7
  3. #b148db
  4. #ab4fd0
  5. #a556c4
  6. #9f5db9
  7. #9864ae
  8. #926ba2
  9. #8c7297
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a68b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #287fee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7263f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806af0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba57c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd3af2 {
  color: #bd3af2;
}
Background
.bg-bd3af2 {
  background-color: #bd3af2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd3af2 {
  border: 2px solid #bd3af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd3af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 58 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd3af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd3af2, #f23acb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd3af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 58 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.00 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.68 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.26 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.26 #42c50d Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd3af2  rgb(189, 58, 242)  hsl(283, 88%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#6ff23a  rgb(111, 242, 58)  hsl(103, 88%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#f2bd3a  rgb(242, 189, 58)  hsl(43, 88%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#3af2bd  rgb(58, 242, 189)  hsl(163, 88%, 59%)  Aquamarine