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#BF05EA

#bf05ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf05ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 1.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 97.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.73°, with 95.82% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #bf05ea
  2. #30ea05

Split complementary

  1. #bf05ea
  2. #a3ea05
  3. #05ea4c

Analogous

  1. #4c05ea
  2. #bf05ea
  3. #ea05a3

Triadic

  1. #bf05ea
  2. #eabf05
  3. #05eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf05ea
  2. #ea0530
  3. #30ea05
  4. #05eabf

Square

  1. #bf05ea
  2. #ea4c05
  3. #30ea05
  4. #05a3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #450254
  2. #82039f
  3. #bf05ea
  4. #d841fb
  5. #e78bfd

Shades

#bf05ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf05ea
  2. #ac05d3
  3. #9904bb
  4. #8604a4
  5. #73038c
  6. #600375
  7. #4c025e
  8. #390246
  9. #26012f
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf05ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf05ea
  2. #c51eec
  3. #cc37ee
  4. #d250f0
  5. #d969f2
  6. #df82f5
  7. #e59bf7
  8. #ecb4f9
  9. #f2cdfb
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf05ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf05ea
  2. #b911df
  3. #b21ed5
  4. #ac2aca
  5. #a636c0
  6. #a043b5
  7. #994faa
  8. #935ba0
  9. #8d6795
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975ab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1077e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd518a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e53ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be3fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf05ea {
  color: #bf05ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf05ea {
  background-color: #bf05ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf05ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf05ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf05ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 5 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf05ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf05ea, #ea05a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf05ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 5 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.74 #40fa15 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf05ea  rgb(191, 5, 234)  hsl(289, 96%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#30ea05  rgb(48, 234, 5)  hsl(109, 96%, 47%)  Lime
#eabf05  rgb(234, 191, 5)  hsl(49, 96%, 47%)  Saffron
#05eabf  rgb(5, 234, 191)  hsl(169, 96%, 47%)  Aquamarine