Close to Electric Purple
#BD26FF
#BD26FF is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 14.9% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 282°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BD26FF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.89:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.89:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BD26FF as they’d see it.
#BD26FF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BD26FF
What color is #BD26FF?
#BD26FF is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 14.9% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 282°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BD26FF in RGB?
#BD26FF is rgb(189, 38, 255): 189 red, 38 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BD26FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 85, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BD26FF?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BD26FF?
Its complement #2A8D00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.