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#BD2FE4 Color

#BD2FE4 is rgb(189, 47, 228) in RGB, hsl(287, 77%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 79%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD2FE4
HEX#BD2FE4
RGBrgb(189, 47, 228)
HSLhsl(287, 77%, 54%)
HSVhsv(287, 79%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 79%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.262 317.5)
LABlab(49.57% 71.92 -63.11)
LCHlch(49.57% 95.68 318.73)

What #BD2FE4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BD2FE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BD2FE4 Channel Values

How #BD2FE4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 47 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 77% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 79% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.48:1 vs white · 4.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD2FE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD2FE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD2FE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BD2FE4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD2FE4.

How #BD2FE4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BD2FE4
Protanopia#5D5DE4
Protanomaly#8E4FE4
Deuteranopia#7878E2
Deuteranomaly#9863E3
Tritanopia#AC6262
Tritanomaly#B352A7
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD2FE4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bd2fe4: #BD2FE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD2FE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd2fe4': '#BD2FE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.184, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_bd2fe4">#BD2FE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD2FE4"

More Purple Colors

#BD2FE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD2FE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD2FE4?

#BD2FE4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(189, 47, 228) in RGB and hsl(287, 77%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #BD2FE4?

#BD2FE4 is rgb(189, 47, 228) — red 189, green 47, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD2FE4?

#BD2FE4 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 79%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD2FE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD2FE4 scores 4.48:1 against white and 4.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD2FE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD2FE4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 13.59, which is visibly different.

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