#BD2CE9

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #BD2CE9

When working with digital screens, the color #BD2CE9 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 44, and 233.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 19% Cyan, 81% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 9% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD2CE9
RGB189, 44, 233
HSL286.0°, 81.1%, 54.3%
CMYK19%, 81%, 0%, 9%
HSV286.0°, 81.1%, 91.4%
LAB50.1, 78.8, -65.5
XYZ36.6, 18.5, 78.7
Decimal12397801

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.70:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.27:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.00:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD2CE9; }
.text-color { color: #BD2CE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD2CE9; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet
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