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#BF00FE

#bf00fe ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf00fe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 285.12°, with 100% saturation and 49.8% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.13.

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Relative luminance0.1823

Complementary

  1. #bf00fe
  2. #3ffe00

Split complementary

  1. #bf00fe
  2. #befe00
  3. #00fe40

Analogous

  1. #4000fe
  2. #bf00fe
  3. #fe00be

Triadic

  1. #bf00fe
  2. #febf00
  3. #00febf

Tetradic

  1. #bf00fe
  2. #fe003f
  3. #3ffe00
  4. #00febf

Square

  1. #bf00fe
  2. #fe4000
  3. #3ffe00
  4. #00befe

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0065
  2. #8500b1
  3. #bf00fe
  4. #d24bff
  5. #e598ff

Shades

#bf00fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf00fe
  2. #ac00e5
  3. #9900cb
  4. #8600b2
  5. #730098
  6. #60007f
  7. #4c0066
  8. #39004c
  9. #260033
  10. #130019
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf00fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf00fe
  2. #c51afe
  3. #cc33fe
  4. #d24dfe
  5. #d966fe
  6. #df80ff
  7. #e599ff
  8. #ecb3ff
  9. #f2ccff
  10. #f9e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf00fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf00fe
  2. #b90df1
  3. #b21ae5
  4. #ac26d8
  5. #a633cc
  6. #a040bf
  7. #994db2
  8. #935aa6
  9. #8d6699
  10. #86738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995dbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007afa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6657ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7860fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb47c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf00fe {
  color: #bf00fe;
}
Background
.bg-bf00fe {
  background-color: #bf00fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf00fe {
  border: 2px solid #bf00fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf00fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 0 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf00fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf00fe, #fe00be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf00fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 0 254 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.97 #40ff01 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf00fe  rgb(191, 0, 254)  hsl(285, 100%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#3ffe00  rgb(63, 254, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 50%)  Harlequin
#febf00  rgb(254, 191, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 50%)  Amber
#00febf  rgb(0, 254, 191)  hsl(165, 100%, 50%)  Aquamarine