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#BD3CEE

#bd3cee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd3cee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 23.53% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.59% cyan, 74.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.48°, with 83.96% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.2022

Complementary

  1. #bd3cee
  2. #6dee3c

Split complementary

  1. #bd3cee
  2. #c6ee3c
  3. #3cee64

Analogous

  1. #643cee
  2. #bd3cee
  3. #ee3cc6

Triadic

  1. #bd3cee
  2. #eebd3c
  3. #3ceebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd3cee
  2. #ee3c6d
  3. #6dee3c
  4. #3ceebd

Square

  1. #bd3cee
  2. #ee643c
  3. #6dee3c
  4. #3cc6ee

Monochromatic

  1. #640c85
  2. #9912cc
  3. #bd3cee
  4. #d582f4
  5. #edc9fa

Shades

#bd3cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd3cee
  2. #aa36d6
  3. #9730be
  4. #842aa7
  5. #71248f
  6. #5f1e77
  7. #4c185f
  8. #391247
  9. #260c30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd3cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd3cee
  2. #c450f0
  3. #ca63f1
  4. #d177f3
  5. #d78af5
  6. #de9ef7
  7. #e5b1f8
  8. #ebc5fa
  9. #f2d8fc
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd3cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd3cee
  2. #b743e3
  3. #b14ad8
  4. #ab50cd
  5. #a557c2
  6. #9f5eb7
  7. #9865ac
  8. #926ca1
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a68b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #317fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7463f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba57bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd3cee {
  color: #bd3cee;
}
Background
.bg-bd3cee {
  background-color: #bd3cee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd3cee {
  border: 2px solid #bd3cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd3cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 60 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd3cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd3cee, #ee3cc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd3cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 60 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.41 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.19 #42c311 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd3cee  rgb(189, 60, 238)  hsl(283, 84%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6dee3c  rgb(109, 238, 60)  hsl(103, 84%, 58%)  Neon Green
#eebd3c  rgb(238, 189, 60)  hsl(43, 84%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3ceebd  rgb(60, 238, 189)  hsl(163, 84%, 58%)  Aquamarine