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#BF08EC

#bf08ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf08ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 96.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 288.16°, with 93.44% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #bf08ec
  2. #35ec08

Split complementary

  1. #bf08ec
  2. #a7ec08
  3. #08ec4d

Analogous

  1. #4d08ec
  2. #bf08ec
  3. #ec08a7

Triadic

  1. #bf08ec
  2. #ecbf08
  3. #08ecbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf08ec
  2. #ec0835
  3. #35ec08
  4. #08ecbf

Square

  1. #bf08ec
  2. #ec4d08
  3. #35ec08
  4. #08a7ec

Monochromatic

  1. #470358
  2. #8305a2
  3. #bf08ec
  4. #d648f9
  5. #e692fb

Shades

#bf08ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf08ec
  2. #ac07d4
  3. #9906bd
  4. #8606a5
  5. #73058e
  6. #600476
  7. #4c035e
  8. #390247
  9. #26022f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf08ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf08ec
  2. #c521ee
  3. #cc39f0
  4. #d252f2
  5. #d96bf4
  6. #df84f6
  7. #e59cf7
  8. #ecb5f9
  9. #f2cefb
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf08ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf08ec
  2. #b914e1
  3. #b220d6
  4. #ac2ccc
  5. #a638c1
  6. #a044b6
  7. #9950ab
  8. #935ca0
  9. #8d6896
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985bb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0778e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc528b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e54ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd41ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf08ec {
  color: #bf08ec;
}
Background
.bg-bf08ec {
  background-color: #bf08ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf08ec {
  border: 2px solid #bf08ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf08ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 8 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf08ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf08ec, #ec08a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf08ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 8 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.59 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.91 #40f713 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf08ec  rgb(191, 8, 236)  hsl(288, 93%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#35ec08  rgb(53, 236, 8)  hsl(108, 93%, 48%)  Lime
#ecbf08  rgb(236, 191, 8)  hsl(48, 93%, 48%)  Saffron
#08ecbf  rgb(8, 236, 191)  hsl(168, 93%, 48%)  Aquamarine