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#BF11EA

#bf11ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf11ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 6.67% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 92.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.11°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.1742

Complementary

  1. #bf11ea
  2. #3cea11

Split complementary

  1. #bf11ea
  2. #a9ea11
  3. #11ea53

Analogous

  1. #5311ea
  2. #bf11ea
  3. #ea11a9

Triadic

  1. #bf11ea
  2. #eabf11
  3. #11eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf11ea
  2. #ea113c
  3. #3cea11
  4. #11eabf

Square

  1. #bf11ea
  2. #ea5311
  3. #3cea11
  4. #11a9ea

Monochromatic

  1. #4b075b
  2. #850ca3
  3. #bf11ea
  4. #d355f3
  5. #e69cf8

Shades

#bf11ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf11ea
  2. #ac0fd3
  3. #990ebb
  4. #860ca4
  5. #730a8c
  6. #600975
  7. #4c075e
  8. #390546
  9. #26032f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf11ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf11ea
  2. #c529ec
  3. #cc41ee
  4. #d258f0
  5. #d970f2
  6. #df88f5
  7. #e5a0f7
  8. #ecb8f9
  9. #f2cffb
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf11ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf11ea
  2. #b91cdf
  3. #b227d5
  4. #ac32ca
  5. #a63dc0
  6. #a049b5
  7. #9954aa
  8. #935fa0
  9. #8d6a95
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1778e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd538b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f54ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be42b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf11ea {
  color: #bf11ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf11ea {
  background-color: #bf11ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf11ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf11ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf11ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 17 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf11ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf11ea, #ea11a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf11ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 17 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.04 #40ee15 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf11ea  rgb(191, 17, 234)  hsl(288, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3cea11  rgb(60, 234, 17)  hsl(108, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eabf11  rgb(234, 191, 17)  hsl(48, 86%, 49%)  Saffron
#11eabf  rgb(17, 234, 191)  hsl(168, 86%, 49%)  Aquamarine