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#BF01DC

#bf01dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf01dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 0.39% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.18% cyan, 99.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 292.05°, with 99.1% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.1627

Complementary

  1. #bf01dc
  2. #1edc01

Split complementary

  1. #bf01dc
  2. #8cdc01
  3. #01dc51

Analogous

  1. #5101dc
  2. #bf01dc
  3. #dc018c

Triadic

  1. #bf01dc
  2. #dcbf01
  3. #01dcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf01dc
  2. #dc011e
  3. #1edc01
  4. #01dcbf

Square

  1. #bf01dc
  2. #dc5101
  3. #1edc01
  4. #018cdc

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0044
  2. #7d0190
  3. #bf01dc
  4. #e22bfe
  5. #ed78fe

Shades

#bf01dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf01dc
  2. #ac01c6
  3. #9901b0
  4. #86019a
  5. #730184
  6. #60016e
  7. #4c0058
  8. #390042
  9. #26002c
  10. #130016
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf01dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf01dc
  2. #c51ae0
  3. #cc34e3
  4. #d24de7
  5. #d967ea
  6. #df80ee
  7. #e599f1
  8. #ecb3f5
  9. #f2ccf8
  10. #f9e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf01dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf01dc
  2. #b90ed3
  3. #b21aca
  4. #ac27c0
  5. #a634b7
  6. #a041ae
  7. #994da5
  8. #935a9c
  9. #8d6792
  10. #867389
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9658a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f76d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c04881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c038ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf01dc {
  color: #bf01dc;
}
Background
.bg-bf01dc {
  background-color: #bf01dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf01dc {
  border: 2px solid #bf01dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf01dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 1 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf01dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf01dc, #dc018c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf01dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 1 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.33 #40fe23 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf01dc  rgb(191, 1, 220)  hsl(292, 99%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#1edc01  rgb(30, 220, 1)  hsl(112, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dcbf01  rgb(220, 191, 1)  hsl(52, 99%, 43%)  Citrine
#01dcbf  rgb(1, 220, 191)  hsl(172, 99%, 43%)  Turquoise