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#BD40F2

#bd40f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd40f2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.9% cyan, 73.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 282.13°, with 87.25% saturation and 60% 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 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.209

Complementary

  1. #bd40f2
  2. #75f240

Split complementary

  1. #bd40f2
  2. #cef240
  3. #40f264

Analogous

  1. #6440f2
  2. #bd40f2
  3. #f240ce

Triadic

  1. #bd40f2
  2. #f2bd40
  3. #40f2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd40f2
  2. #f24075
  3. #75f240
  4. #40f2bd

Square

  1. #bd40f2
  2. #f26440
  3. #75f240
  4. #40cef2

Monochromatic

  1. #670a8f
  2. #9b0fd7
  3. #bd40f2
  4. #d688f7
  5. #eecffc

Shades

#bd40f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd40f2
  2. #aa3ada
  3. #9733c2
  4. #842da9
  5. #712691
  6. #5f2079
  7. #4c1a61
  8. #391349
  9. #260d30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd40f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd40f2
  2. #c453f3
  3. #ca66f5
  4. #d179f6
  5. #d78cf7
  6. #dea0f9
  7. #e5b3fa
  8. #ebc6fb
  9. #f2d9fc
  10. #f8ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd40f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd40f2
  2. #b746e7
  3. #b14ddb
  4. #ab53d0
  5. #a55ac4
  6. #9f60b9
  7. #9866ae
  8. #926da2
  9. #8c7397
  10. #867a8b
  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 #9b6bb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f81ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7466f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba5bc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd40f2 {
  color: #bd40f2;
}
Background
.bg-bd40f2 {
  background-color: #bd40f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd40f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bd40f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd40f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 64 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd40f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd40f2, #f240ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd40f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 64 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.60 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.96 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.96 #42bf0d Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd40f2  rgb(189, 64, 242)  hsl(282, 87%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#75f240  rgb(117, 242, 64)  hsl(102, 87%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f2bd40  rgb(242, 189, 64)  hsl(42, 87%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#40f2bd  rgb(64, 242, 189)  hsl(162, 87%, 60%)  Aquamarine