Palettes / Colors / #BD2AEA

#BD2AEA — Vivid Purple

#BD2AEA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BD2AEA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BD2AEA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #56EA2A; it also sits naturally between #5D2AEA and #EA2AB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 16% · Blue 92%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BD2AEA

.text { color: #BD2AEA; }
.background { background-color: #BD2AEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD2AEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 42, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD2AEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 42, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD2AEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 42, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD2AEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD2AEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD2AEA

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Tones of #BD2AEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #56EA2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD2AEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD2AEA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BD2AEA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD2AEA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD2AE9  ·  #BD2AEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD2AEA?

#BD2AEA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 42, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD2AEA?

#BD2AEA is RGB 189, 42, 234 — HSL 286°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 19%, 82%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BD2AEA?

Its complement is #56EA2A; analogous partners are #5D2AEA and #EA2AB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD2AEA for text?

Black text on #BD2AEA has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.48:1.