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#BF0CEA

#bf0cea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf0cea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 94.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.38°, with 90.24% saturation and 48.24% 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 2.67.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1728

Complementary

  1. #bf0cea
  2. #37ea0c

Split complementary

  1. #bf0cea
  2. #a6ea0c
  3. #0cea50

Analogous

  1. #500cea
  2. #bf0cea
  3. #ea0ca6

Triadic

  1. #bf0cea
  2. #eabf0c
  3. #0ceabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf0cea
  2. #ea0c37
  3. #37ea0c
  4. #0ceabf

Square

  1. #bf0cea
  2. #ea500c
  3. #37ea0c
  4. #0ca6ea

Monochromatic

  1. #480558
  2. #8408a1
  3. #bf0cea
  4. #d54df6
  5. #e695fa

Shades

#bf0cea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf0cea
  2. #ac0bd3
  3. #990abb
  4. #8608a4
  5. #73078c
  6. #600675
  7. #4c055e
  8. #390446
  9. #26022f
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf0cea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf0cea
  2. #c524ec
  3. #cc3dee
  4. #d255f0
  5. #d96df2
  6. #df86f5
  7. #e59ef7
  8. #ecb6f9
  9. #f2cefb
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf0cea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf0cea
  2. #b918df
  3. #b223d5
  4. #ac2fca
  5. #a63ac0
  6. #a046b5
  7. #9952aa
  8. #935da0
  9. #8d6995
  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 #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1478e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd528a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e54ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be40b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf0cea {
  color: #bf0cea;
}
Background
.bg-bf0cea {
  background-color: #bf0cea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf0cea {
  border: 2px solid #bf0cea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf0cea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 12 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 90% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf0cea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf0cea, #ea0ca6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf0cea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 12 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.90 #40f315 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf0cea  rgb(191, 12, 234)  hsl(288, 90%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#37ea0c  rgb(55, 234, 12)  hsl(108, 90%, 48%)  Neon Green
#eabf0c  rgb(234, 191, 12)  hsl(48, 90%, 48%)  Saffron
#0ceabf  rgb(12, 234, 191)  hsl(168, 90%, 48%)  Aquamarine