Byzantine (#BD33A4)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.03:1 — vs black: 4.17:1

Color values

HEX #BD33A4
RGB rgb(189, 51, 164)
HSL hsl(310, 57%, 47%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 73, 13, 26 )
Websafe #CC3399

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD33A4 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Byzantine
#BD33A4 Base

#33BD4C

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Byzantine
#BD33A4 Base

#9133BD

#BD335F

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Byzantine
#BD33A4 Base

#A4BD33

#33A4BD

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Byzantine
#BD33A4 Base

#5FBD33

#33BD91

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Byzantine
#BD33A4 Base

#BD9133

#33BD4C

#335FBD

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Byzantine
#BD33A4 Base

#45123B

#812370

#9D2A88

#CE4BB6

#D667C2

#E6A3DA

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Byzantine, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #140511

— #360F2F

— #58184C

— #792169

— #9B2A87

Byzantine #BD33A4 Base

— #D051B9

— #DA77C8

— #E59ED8

— #EFC4E7

— #FAEBF7

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #BD33A4. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #BD33A4;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #BD33A4;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #BD33A4;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #BD33A4,
        #33BD4C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #BD33A4,
        #33BD4C
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$byzantine: #BD33A4;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$byzantine-r: 189;
$byzantine-g: 51;
$byzantine-b: 164;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $byzantine;
    color: rgba($byzantine-r, $byzantine-g, $byzantine-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Byzantine appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #BD33A4 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #7373A2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #5252A4 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #B54E4E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #6F6F6F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Byzantine ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Byzantine #BD33A4 Base

Royal Fuchsia #CA2C92 ΔE 4.95

Fandango #B53389 ΔE 5.13

Medium Red Violet #BB3385 ΔE 6.25

Deep Magenta #CC00CC ΔE 6.60

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.