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#BD43FE Color

#BD43FE is rgb(189, 67, 254) in RGB, hsl(279, 99%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 74%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), visibly different at ΔE 11.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD43FE
HEX#BD43FE
RGBrgb(189, 67, 254)
HSLhsl(279, 99%, 63%)
HSVhsv(279, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 74%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.265 310.7)
LABlab(53.33% 69.42 -71.60)
LCHlch(53.33% 99.73 314.11)

What #BD43FE 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 #BD43FE, 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.

#BD43FE Channel Values

How #BD43FE 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 67 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 99% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.89:1 vs white · 5.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD43FE 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 text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD43FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD43FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD43FE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BD43FE

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD43FE.

How #BD43FE 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#BD43FE
Protanopia#6666FE
Protanomaly#915AFE
Deuteranopia#7D7DFD
Deuteranomaly#9B6BFD
Tritanopia#A87474
Tritanomaly#B164BC
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD43FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd43fe: #BD43FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD43FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd43fe': '#BD43FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.263, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bd43fe">#BD43FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD43FE"

More Purple Colors

#BD43FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD43FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD43FE?

#BD43FE is a light purple — rgb(189, 67, 254) in RGB and hsl(279, 99%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.13.

What is the RGB value of #BD43FE?

#BD43FE is rgb(189, 67, 254) — red 189, green 67, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD43FE?

#BD43FE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 74%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD43FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD43FE scores 3.89:1 against white and 5.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD43FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD43FE 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.39, which is visibly different.

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