Palettes / Colors / #BD3BED

#BD3BED — Vivid Purple

#BD3BED 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 #BD3BED 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.

#BD3BED 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 #6AED3B; it also sits naturally between #643BED and #ED3BC3. 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 23% · Blue 93%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD3BED

.text { color: #BD3BED; }
.background { background-color: #BD3BED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD3BED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 59, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 83%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD3BED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 59, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD3BED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 59, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD3BED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD3BED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD3BED

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Tones of #BD3BED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6AED3B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD3BED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD3BED

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 #BD3BED 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 #BD3BED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD3BED?

#BD3BED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 59, 237). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD3BED?

#BD3BED is RGB 189, 59, 237 — HSL 284°, 83%, 58% — CMYK 20%, 75%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BD3BED?

Its complement is #6AED3B; analogous partners are #643BED and #ED3BC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD3BED for text?

Black text on #BD3BED has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.19:1.