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#BF00EA

#bf00ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf00ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 0% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.97°, with 100% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1702

Complementary

  1. #bf00ea
  2. #2bea00

Split complementary

  1. #bf00ea
  2. #a0ea00
  3. #00ea4a

Analogous

  1. #4a00ea
  2. #bf00ea
  3. #ea00a0

Triadic

  1. #bf00ea
  2. #eabf00
  3. #00eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf00ea
  2. #ea002b
  3. #2bea00
  4. #00eabf

Square

  1. #bf00ea
  2. #ea4a00
  3. #2bea00
  4. #00a0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #420051
  2. #81009d
  3. #bf00ea
  4. #da37ff
  5. #e884ff

Shades

#bf00ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf00ea
  2. #ac00d3
  3. #9900bb
  4. #8600a4
  5. #73008c
  6. #600075
  7. #4c005e
  8. #390046
  9. #26002f
  10. #130017
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf00ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf00ea
  2. #c51aec
  3. #cc33ee
  4. #d24df0
  5. #d966f2
  6. #df80f5
  7. #e599f7
  8. #ecb3f9
  9. #f2ccfb
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf00ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf00ea
  2. #b90ddf
  3. #b21ad5
  4. #ac26ca
  5. #a633c0
  6. #a040b5
  7. #994daa
  8. #935aa0
  9. #8d6695
  10. #86738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975aaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c77e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd508a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e52ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be3eb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf00ea {
  color: #bf00ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf00ea {
  background-color: #bf00ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf00ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf00ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf00ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 0 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf00ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf00ea, #ea00a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf00ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 0 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.49 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.63 #40ff15 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf00ea  rgb(191, 0, 234)  hsl(289, 100%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#2bea00  rgb(43, 234, 0)  hsl(109, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#eabf00  rgb(234, 191, 0)  hsl(49, 100%, 46%)  Jonquil
#00eabf  rgb(0, 234, 191)  hsl(169, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine