#BD00FF

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #BD00FF

When working with digital screens, the color #BD00FF is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 0, and 255.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 26% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD00FF
RGB189, 0, 255
HSL284.5°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK26%, 100%, 0%, 0%
HSV284.5°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB49.5, 89.1, -78.8
XYZ39.0, 18.0, 96.0
Decimal12386559

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.61:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.92:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD00FF; }
.text-color { color: #BD00FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD00FF; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet
#9400D3