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#BD3BFB

#bd3bfb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bd3bfb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 23.14% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.7% cyan, 76.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 280.63°, with 96% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.2091

Complementary

  1. #bd3bfb
  2. #79fb3b

Split complementary

  1. #bd3bfb
  2. #d9fb3b
  3. #3bfb5d

Analogous

  1. #5d3bfb
  2. #bd3bfb
  3. #fb3bd9

Triadic

  1. #bd3bfb
  2. #fbbd3b
  3. #3bfbbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd3bfb
  2. #fb3b79
  3. #79fb3b
  4. #3bfbbd

Square

  1. #bd3bfb
  2. #fb5d3b
  3. #79fb3b
  4. #3bd9fb

Monochromatic

  1. #69039a
  2. #9c05e5
  3. #bd3bfb
  4. #d686fd
  5. #efd1fe

Shades

#bd3bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd3bfb
  2. #aa35e2
  3. #972fc9
  4. #8429b0
  5. #712397
  6. #5f1e7e
  7. #4c1864
  8. #39124b
  9. #260c32
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd3bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd3bfb
  2. #c44ffb
  3. #ca62fc
  4. #d176fc
  5. #d789fd
  6. #de9dfd
  7. #e5b1fd
  8. #ebc4fe
  9. #f2d8fe
  10. #f8ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd3bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd3bfb
  2. #b742ef
  3. #b149e2
  4. #ab50d6
  5. #a557ca
  6. #9f5ebe
  7. #9864b1
  8. #926ba5
  9. #8c7299
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6abd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f80f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56a9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f65fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85ac9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd3bfb {
  color: #bd3bfb;
}
Background
.bg-bd3bfb {
  background-color: #bd3bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd3bfb {
  border: 2px solid #bd3bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd3bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 59 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd3bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd3bfb, #fb3bd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd3bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 59 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.96 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.19 #42c404 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd3bfb  rgb(189, 59, 251)  hsl(281, 96%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#79fb3b  rgb(121, 251, 59)  hsl(101, 96%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#fbbd3b  rgb(251, 189, 59)  hsl(41, 96%, 61%)  Amber
#3bfbbd  rgb(59, 251, 189)  hsl(161, 96%, 61%)  Aquamarine