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#BF09D7

#bf09d7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf09d7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 3.53% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.16% cyan, 95.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 293.01°, with 91.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.1618

Complementary

  1. #bf09d7
  2. #21d709

Split complementary

  1. #bf09d7
  2. #88d709
  3. #09d758

Analogous

  1. #5809d7
  2. #bf09d7
  3. #d70988

Triadic

  1. #bf09d7
  2. #d7bf09
  3. #09d7bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf09d7
  2. #d70921
  3. #21d709
  4. #09d7bf

Square

  1. #bf09d7
  2. #d75809
  3. #21d709
  4. #0988d7

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0344
  2. #7e068e
  3. #bf09d7
  4. #e036f7
  5. #eb7ffa

Shades

#bf09d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf09d7
  2. #ac08c2
  3. #9907ac
  4. #860697
  5. #730581
  6. #60056c
  7. #4c0456
  8. #390341
  9. #26022b
  10. #130116
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf09d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf09d7
  2. #c522db
  3. #cc3adf
  4. #d253e3
  5. #d96be7
  6. #df84eb
  7. #e59def
  8. #ecb5f3
  9. #f2cef7
  10. #f9e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf09d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf09d7
  2. #b915ce
  3. #b221c6
  4. #ac2dbd
  5. #a639b4
  6. #a045ac
  7. #9950a3
  8. #935c9a
  9. #8d6891
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9658a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3776d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1467f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744fda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845dd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c037a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf09d7 {
  color: #bf09d7;
}
Background
.bg-bf09d7 {
  background-color: #bf09d7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf09d7 {
  border: 2px solid #bf09d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf09d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 9 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 92% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf09d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf09d7, #d70988);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf09d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 9 215 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.12 #40f628 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf09d7  rgb(191, 9, 215)  hsl(293, 92%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#21d709  rgb(33, 215, 9)  hsl(113, 92%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d7bf09  rgb(215, 191, 9)  hsl(53, 92%, 44%)  Citrine
#09d7bf  rgb(9, 215, 191)  hsl(173, 92%, 44%)  Turquoise