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#BF0CDE

#bf0cde ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf0cde is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 4.71% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.96% cyan, 94.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 291.14°, with 89.74% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #bf0cde
  2. #2bde0c

Split complementary

  1. #bf0cde
  2. #94de0c
  3. #0cde56

Analogous

  1. #560cde
  2. #bf0cde
  3. #de0c94

Triadic

  1. #bf0cde
  2. #debf0c
  3. #0cdebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf0cde
  2. #de0c2b
  3. #2bde0c
  4. #0cdebf

Square

  1. #bf0cde
  2. #de560c
  3. #2bde0c
  4. #0c94de

Monochromatic

  1. #42044d
  2. #810895
  3. #bf0cde
  4. #da42f5
  5. #e88af9

Shades

#bf0cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf0cde
  2. #ac0bc8
  3. #990ab2
  4. #86089b
  5. #730785
  6. #60066f
  7. #4c0559
  8. #390443
  9. #26022c
  10. #130116
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf0cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf0cde
  2. #c524e1
  3. #cc3de5
  4. #d255e8
  5. #d96deb
  6. #df86ef
  7. #e59ef2
  8. #ecb6f5
  9. #f2cef8
  10. #f9e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf0cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf0cde
  2. #b918d5
  3. #b223cb
  4. #ac2fc2
  5. #a63ab8
  6. #a046af
  7. #9952a6
  8. #935d9c
  9. #8d6993
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f77da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7251e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf3baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf0cde {
  color: #bf0cde;
}
Background
.bg-bf0cde {
  background-color: #bf0cde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf0cde {
  border: 2px solid #bf0cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf0cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 12 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 90% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf0cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf0cde, #de0c94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf0cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 12 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.35 #40f321 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf0cde  rgb(191, 12, 222)  hsl(291, 90%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#2bde0c  rgb(43, 222, 12)  hsl(111, 90%, 46%)  Lime Green
#debf0c  rgb(222, 191, 12)  hsl(51, 90%, 46%)  Jonquil
#0cdebf  rgb(12, 222, 191)  hsl(171, 90%, 46%)  Turquoise