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#BF04EF

#bf04ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf04ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 1.57% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 98.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 287.74°, with 96.71% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.174

Complementary

  1. #bf04ef
  2. #34ef04

Split complementary

  1. #bf04ef
  2. #aaef04
  3. #04ef49

Analogous

  1. #4904ef
  2. #bf04ef
  3. #ef04aa

Triadic

  1. #bf04ef
  2. #efbf04
  3. #04efbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf04ef
  2. #ef0434
  3. #34ef04
  4. #04efbf

Square

  1. #bf04ef
  2. #ef4904
  3. #34ef04
  4. #04aaef

Monochromatic

  1. #470159
  2. #8303a4
  3. #bf04ef
  4. #d644fc
  5. #e78ffd

Shades

#bf04ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf04ef
  2. #ac04d7
  3. #9903bf
  4. #8603a7
  5. #73028f
  6. #600278
  7. #4c0260
  8. #390148
  9. #260130
  10. #130018
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf04ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf04ef
  2. #c51df1
  3. #cc36f2
  4. #d24ff4
  5. #d968f5
  6. #df82f7
  7. #e59bf9
  8. #ecb4fa
  9. #f2cdfc
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf04ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf04ef
  2. #b910e4
  3. #b21dd9
  4. #ac29ce
  5. #a636c3
  6. #a042b8
  7. #994eac
  8. #935ba1
  9. #8d6796
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985bb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb548d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c54f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5eed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd41bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf04ef {
  color: #bf04ef;
}
Background
.bg-bf04ef {
  background-color: #bf04ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf04ef {
  border: 2px solid #bf04ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf04ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 4 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 97% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf04ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf04ef, #ef04aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf04ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 4 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.56 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.98 #40fb10 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf04ef  rgb(191, 4, 239)  hsl(288, 97%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#34ef04  rgb(52, 239, 4)  hsl(108, 97%, 48%)  Neon Green
#efbf04  rgb(239, 191, 4)  hsl(48, 97%, 48%)  Saffron
#04efbf  rgb(4, 239, 191)  hsl(168, 97%, 48%)  Aquamarine