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#BF01EA

#bf01ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf01ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 99.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.93°, with 99.15% saturation and 46.08% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.1704

Complementary

  1. #bf01ea
  2. #2cea01

Split complementary

  1. #bf01ea
  2. #a0ea01
  3. #01ea4b

Analogous

  1. #4b01ea
  2. #bf01ea
  3. #ea01a0

Triadic

  1. #bf01ea
  2. #eabf01
  3. #01eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf01ea
  2. #ea012c
  3. #2cea01
  4. #01eabf

Square

  1. #bf01ea
  2. #ea4b01
  3. #2cea01
  4. #01a0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #430052
  2. #81019e
  3. #bf01ea
  4. #da39fe
  5. #e886fe

Shades

#bf01ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf01ea
  2. #ac01d3
  3. #9901bb
  4. #8601a4
  5. #73018c
  6. #600175
  7. #4c005e
  8. #390046
  9. #26002f
  10. #130017
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf01ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf01ea
  2. #c51aec
  3. #cc34ee
  4. #d24df0
  5. #d967f2
  6. #df80f5
  7. #e599f7
  8. #ecb3f9
  9. #f2ccfb
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf01ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf01ea
  2. #b90edf
  3. #b21ad5
  4. #ac27ca
  5. #a634c0
  6. #a041b5
  7. #994daa
  8. #935aa0
  9. #8d6795
  10. #86738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 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 #0d77e6 ≈ 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-bf01ea {
  color: #bf01ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf01ea {
  background-color: #bf01ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf01ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf01ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf01ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 1 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf01ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf01ea, #ea01a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf01ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 1 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.65 #40fe15 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf01ea  rgb(191, 1, 234)  hsl(289, 99%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#2cea01  rgb(44, 234, 1)  hsl(109, 99%, 46%)  Lime
#eabf01  rgb(234, 191, 1)  hsl(49, 99%, 46%)  Jonquil
#01eabf  rgb(1, 234, 191)  hsl(169, 99%, 46%)  Aquamarine