Palettes / Colors / #BD2DF7

#BD2DF7 — Vivid Purple

#BD2DF7 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 #BD2DF7 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.

#BD2DF7 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 #65F72B; it also sits naturally between #582BF7 and #F72BCB. 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 18% · Blue 97%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD2DF7

.text { color: #BD2DF7; }
.background { background-color: #BD2DF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD2DF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 45, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 93%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD2DF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 45, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD2DF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 45, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD2DF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD2DF7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD2DF7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #65F72B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD2DF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD2DF7

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 #BD2DF7 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 #BD2DF7 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

← #BD2DF6  ·  #BD2DF8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD2DF7?

#BD2DF7 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 45, 247). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD2DF7?

#BD2DF7 is RGB 189, 45, 247 — HSL 283°, 93%, 57% — CMYK 23%, 82%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #BD2DF7?

Its complement is #65F72B; analogous partners are #582BF7 and #F72BCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD2DF7 for text?

Black text on #BD2DF7 has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.30:1.