Palettes / Colors / #BD2CFC

#BD2CFC — Vivid Purple

#BD2CFC is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #BD2CFC 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.

#BD2CFC 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 #6AFC2C; it also sits naturally between #562CFC and #FC2CD2. 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 17% · Blue 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD2CFC

.text { color: #BD2CFC; }
.background { background-color: #BD2CFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD2CFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 44, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 97%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD2CFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 44, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD2CFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 44, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD2CFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD2CFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD2CFC

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Tones of #BD2CFC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6AFC2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD2CFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD2CFC

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 #BD2CFC 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 #BD2CFC 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

← #BD2CFB  ·  #BD2CFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD2CFC?

#BD2CFC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 44, 252). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD2CFC?

#BD2CFC is RGB 189, 44, 252 — HSL 282°, 97%, 58% — CMYK 25%, 83%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BD2CFC?

Its complement is #6AFC2C; analogous partners are #562CFC and #FC2CD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD2CFC for text?

Black text on #BD2CFC has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.26:1.