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#BF03FA

#bf03fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf03fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 1.18% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.6% cyan, 98.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 285.67°, with 97.63% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.62.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1804

Complementary

  1. #bf03fa
  2. #3efa03

Split complementary

  1. #bf03fa
  2. #bafa03
  3. #03fa44

Analogous

  1. #4403fa
  2. #bf03fa
  3. #fa03ba

Triadic

  1. #bf03fa
  2. #fabf03
  3. #03fabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf03fa
  2. #fa033e
  3. #3efa03
  4. #03fabf

Square

  1. #bf03fa
  2. #fa4403
  3. #3efa03
  4. #03bafa

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0163
  2. #8502ae
  3. #bf03fa
  4. #d34dfd
  5. #e698fe

Shades

#bf03fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf03fa
  2. #ac03e1
  3. #9902c8
  4. #8602af
  5. #730296
  6. #60027d
  7. #4c0164
  8. #39014b
  9. #260132
  10. #130019
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf03fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf03fa
  2. #c51cfb
  3. #cc35fb
  4. #d24ffc
  5. #d968fc
  6. #df81fd
  7. #e59afd
  8. #ecb3fe
  9. #f2cdfe
  10. #f9e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf03fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf03fa
  2. #b910ee
  3. #b21ce2
  4. #ac29d5
  5. #a635c9
  6. #a042bd
  7. #994eb1
  8. #935ba5
  9. #8d6798
  10. #86748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b95a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6856fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb46c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf03fa {
  color: #bf03fa;
}
Background
.bg-bf03fa {
  background-color: #bf03fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf03fa {
  border: 2px solid #bf03fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf03fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 3 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 98% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf03fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf03fa, #fa03ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf03fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 3 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.71 #40fc05 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf03fa  rgb(191, 3, 250)  hsl(286, 98%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#3efa03  rgb(62, 250, 3)  hsl(106, 98%, 50%)  Harlequin
#fabf03  rgb(250, 191, 3)  hsl(46, 98%, 50%)  Golden Poppy
#03fabf  rgb(3, 250, 191)  hsl(166, 98%, 50%)  Aquamarine