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#BD40EC

#bd40ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd40ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 25.1% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.92% cyan, 72.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.6°, with 81.9% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.2054

Complementary

  1. #bd40ec
  2. #6fec40

Split complementary

  1. #bd40ec
  2. #c5ec40
  3. #40ec67

Analogous

  1. #6740ec
  2. #bd40ec
  3. #ec40c5

Triadic

  1. #bd40ec
  2. #ecbd40
  3. #40ecbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd40ec
  2. #ec406f
  3. #6fec40
  4. #40ecbd

Square

  1. #bd40ec
  2. #ec6740
  3. #6fec40
  4. #40c5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #650d86
  2. #9914cb
  3. #bd40ec
  4. #d586f3
  5. #edcbfa

Shades

#bd40ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd40ec
  2. #aa3ad4
  3. #9733bd
  4. #842da5
  5. #71268e
  6. #5f2076
  7. #4c1a5e
  8. #391347
  9. #260d2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd40ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd40ec
  2. #c453ee
  3. #ca66f0
  4. #d179f2
  5. #d78cf4
  6. #dea0f6
  7. #e5b3f7
  8. #ebc6f9
  9. #f2d9fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd40ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd40ec
  2. #b746e1
  3. #b14dd6
  4. #ab53cc
  5. #a55ac1
  6. #9f60b6
  7. #9866ab
  8. #926da0
  9. #8c7396
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3880e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7565ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb59bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd40ec {
  color: #bd40ec;
}
Background
.bg-bd40ec {
  background-color: #bd40ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd40ec {
  border: 2px solid #bd40ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd40ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 64 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd40ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd40ec, #ec40c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd40ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 64 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.16 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.01 #42bf13 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd40ec  rgb(189, 64, 236)  hsl(284, 82%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#6fec40  rgb(111, 236, 64)  hsl(104, 82%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#ecbd40  rgb(236, 189, 64)  hsl(44, 82%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#40ecbd  rgb(64, 236, 189)  hsl(164, 82%, 59%)  Aquamarine