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#BF08EA

#bf08ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf08ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 3.14% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 96.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.58°, with 93.39% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.1719

Complementary

  1. #bf08ea
  2. #33ea08

Split complementary

  1. #bf08ea
  2. #a4ea08
  3. #08ea4e

Analogous

  1. #4e08ea
  2. #bf08ea
  3. #ea08a4

Triadic

  1. #bf08ea
  2. #eabf08
  3. #08eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf08ea
  2. #ea0833
  3. #33ea08
  4. #08eabf

Square

  1. #bf08ea
  2. #ea4e08
  3. #33ea08
  4. #08a4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #460356
  2. #8305a0
  3. #bf08ea
  4. #d746f9
  5. #e790fb

Shades

#bf08ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf08ea
  2. #ac07d3
  3. #9906bb
  4. #8606a4
  5. #73058c
  6. #600475
  7. #4c035e
  8. #390246
  9. #26022f
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf08ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf08ea
  2. #c521ec
  3. #cc39ee
  4. #d252f0
  5. #d96bf2
  6. #df84f5
  7. #e59cf7
  8. #ecb5f9
  9. #f2cefb
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf08ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf08ea
  2. #b914df
  3. #b220d5
  4. #ac2cca
  5. #a638c0
  6. #a044b5
  7. #9950aa
  8. #935ca0
  9. #8d6895
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1278e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd518a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e53ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be40b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf08ea {
  color: #bf08ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf08ea {
  background-color: #bf08ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf08ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf08ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf08ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 8 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf08ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf08ea, #ea08a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf08ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 8 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.81 #40f715 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf08ea  rgb(191, 8, 234)  hsl(289, 93%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#33ea08  rgb(51, 234, 8)  hsl(109, 93%, 47%)  Lime
#eabf08  rgb(234, 191, 8)  hsl(49, 93%, 47%)  Saffron
#08eabf  rgb(8, 234, 191)  hsl(169, 93%, 47%)  Aquamarine