Palettes / Colors / #BD4DFE

#BD4DFE — Vivid Purple

#BD4DFE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#BD4DFE 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 #8EFE4D; it also sits naturally between #654DFE and #FE4DE7. 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 30% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #BD4DFE

.text { color: #BD4DFE; }
.background { background-color: #BD4DFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD4DFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 77, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 99%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD4DFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 77, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD4DFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 77, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD4DFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD4DFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD4DFE

Tints of #BD4DFE

Tones of #BD4DFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EFE4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD4DFE: #000000.

How #BD4DFE 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 #BD4DFE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD4DFD  ·  #BD4DFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD4DFE?

#BD4DFE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 77, 254). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD4DFE?

#BD4DFE is RGB 189, 77, 254 — HSL 278°, 99%, 65% — CMYK 26%, 70%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BD4DFE?

Its complement is #8EFE4D; analogous partners are #654DFE and #FE4DE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD4DFE for text?

Black text on #BD4DFE has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.71:1.