purplecoolCC0 survey name

Bright Purple #BE03FD

Bright Purple is a mid-tone, vivid cool color (#BE03FD; HSL 285° 98% 50%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “bright purple”.

Use cases: Creative accents · Royal themes

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Families: Purples · Violet Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#BE03FD
RGBrgb(190, 3, 253)
HSLhsl(285, 98%, 50%)
HSVhsv(285, 99%, 99%)
OKLCHoklch(60.69% 0.301 313.1)
OKLaboklab(60.69% 0.2056 -0.22)
CMYKcmyk(24.9%, 98.8%, 0%, 0.8%)
XYZxyz(38.9942, 18.1054, 94.3501)
CIE-LABlab(49.6, 88.7, -77.5)
CIE-LCHlch(49.6, 117.8, 318.8°)
Luminance0.181 (WCAG relative)
/* Bright Purple */ --bright-purple: #be03fd; color: #be03fd; background-color: #be03fd;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: brightpurple.

Collections: Vibrant Colors · Neon Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#aa10e1 #9616c5 #8219aa #6f1a90 #5c1a76 #4a185e #391647 #281230 #190c1c #000000

Tints (toward white)

#c83cfe #d059ff #d871ff #e087ff #e79cff #edb0ff #f2c4ff #f7d8ff #fbebff #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#b82aef #b33be1 #ac47d4 #a651c6 #9f5ab9 #9861ab #90679e #886d90 #7f7183 #767676

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#BE03FD
#42FD03
#be03fd #42fd03

Analogous

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#4103FD
#BE03FD
#FD03BF
#4103fd #be03fd #fd03bf

Triadic

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#BE03FD
#FDBE03
#03FDBE
#be03fd #fdbe03 #03fdbe

Tetradic

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#BE03FD
#FD4103
#42FD03
#03BFFD
#be03fd #fd4103 #42fd03 #03bffd

Square

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#BE03FD
#FD4103
#42FD03
#03BFFD
#be03fd #fd4103 #42fd03 #03bffd

Split Complementary

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#BE03FD
#BFFD03
#03FD41
#be03fd #bffd03 #03fd41

Monochromatic

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#630185
#9102C1
#BE03FD
#CE40FD
#DD7CFE
#630185 #9102c1 #be03fd #ce40fd #dd7cfe

Accessibility & contrast

4.54
#BE03FD on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
4.62
#BE03FD on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on bright purple

4.62
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006EFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0079F9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B75B95

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Neon Purple #BC13FE0.51
Hot Purple #CB00F52.58
Bright Violet #AD0AFD2.98
Electric Purple #AA23FF3.00
Vibrant Purple #AD03DE5.38
Vivid Purple #9900FA6.67

Colors that go with bright purple

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Blue Purple #5A06EF
1.7:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈23°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Vibrant Blue #0339F8
1.6:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 58°) — adds depth without tension
Cornsilk #FFF8DC
4.3:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈123°) — balanced three-way contrast
Electric Lime #A8FF04
3.7:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈156°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Poison Green #40FD14
3.3:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈176°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.