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#BD47FF

#bd47ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd47ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 27.84% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.88% cyan, 72.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 278.48°, with 100% saturation and 63.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.2255

Complementary

  1. #bd47ff
  2. #89ff47

Split complementary

  1. #bd47ff
  2. #e5ff47
  3. #47ff61

Analogous

  1. #6147ff
  2. #bd47ff
  3. #ff47e5

Triadic

  1. #bd47ff
  2. #ffbd47
  3. #47ffbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd47ff
  2. #ff4789
  3. #89ff47
  4. #47ffbd

Square

  1. #bd47ff
  2. #ff6147
  3. #89ff47
  4. #47e5ff

Monochromatic

  1. #6f00ad
  2. #a000f9
  3. #bd47ff
  4. #d893ff
  5. #f4e0ff

Shades

#bd47ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd47ff
  2. #aa40e6
  3. #9739cc
  4. #8432b3
  5. #712b99
  6. #5f2480
  7. #4c1c66
  8. #39154d
  9. #260e33
  10. #13071a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd47ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd47ff
  2. #c459ff
  3. #ca6cff
  4. #d17eff
  5. #d791ff
  6. #dea3ff
  7. #e5b5ff
  8. #ebc8ff
  9. #f2daff
  10. #f8edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd47ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd47ff
  2. #b74df2
  3. #b152e6
  4. #ab58d9
  5. #a55ecc
  6. #9f64c0
  7. #9869b3
  8. #926fa6
  9. #8c7599
  10. #867a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6fc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e84fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b471a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f71fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b863cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd47ff {
  color: #bd47ff;
}
Background
.bg-bd47ff {
  background-color: #bd47ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd47ff {
  border: 2px solid #bd47ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd47ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 71 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd47ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd47ff, #ff47e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd47ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 71 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.48 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.16 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.63 #42b800 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd47ff  rgb(189, 71, 255)  hsl(278, 100%, 64%)  Electric Purple
#89ff47  rgb(137, 255, 71)  hsl(98, 100%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#ffbd47  rgb(255, 189, 71)  hsl(38, 100%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#47ffbd  rgb(71, 255, 189)  hsl(158, 100%, 64%)  Aquamarine