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#BD3EF6

#bd3ef6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd3ef6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 24.31% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.17% cyan, 74.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 281.41°, with 91.09% saturation and 60.39% 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 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.2092

Complementary

  1. #bd3ef6
  2. #77f63e

Split complementary

  1. #bd3ef6
  2. #d3f63e
  3. #3ef661

Analogous

  1. #613ef6
  2. #bd3ef6
  3. #f63ed3

Triadic

  1. #bd3ef6
  2. #f6bd3e
  3. #3ef6bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd3ef6
  2. #f63e77
  3. #77f63e
  4. #3ef6bd

Square

  1. #bd3ef6
  2. #f6613e
  3. #77f63e
  4. #3ed3f6

Monochromatic

  1. #680794
  2. #9c0add
  3. #bd3ef6
  4. #d687f9
  5. #efd0fd

Shades

#bd3ef6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd3ef6
  2. #aa38dd
  3. #9732c5
  4. #842bac
  5. #712594
  6. #5f1f7b
  7. #4c1962
  8. #39134a
  9. #260c31
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd3ef6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd3ef6
  2. #c451f7
  3. #ca65f8
  4. #d178f9
  5. #d78bfa
  6. #de9ffb
  7. #e5b2fb
  8. #ebc5fc
  9. #f2d8fd
  10. #f8ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd3ef6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd3ef6
  2. #b745ea
  3. #b14bde
  4. #ab52d3
  5. #a558c7
  6. #9f5fbb
  7. #9866af
  8. #926ca3
  9. #8c7398
  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 #9b6abb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2581f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66998 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7266f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806cf4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b95bc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd3ef6 {
  color: #bd3ef6;
}
Background
.bg-bd3ef6 {
  background-color: #bd3ef6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd3ef6 {
  border: 2px solid #bd3ef6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd3ef6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 62 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 91% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd3ef6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd3ef6, #f63ed3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd3ef6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 62 246 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.72 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.05 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.05 #42c109 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd3ef6  rgb(189, 62, 246)  hsl(281, 91%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#77f63e  rgb(119, 246, 62)  hsl(101, 91%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f6bd3e  rgb(246, 189, 62)  hsl(41, 91%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#3ef6bd  rgb(62, 246, 189)  hsl(161, 91%, 60%)  Aquamarine