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#BF16EA

#bf16ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf16ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 8.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 90.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 287.83°, with 83.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #bf16ea
  2. #41ea16

Split complementary

  1. #bf16ea
  2. #abea16
  3. #16ea55

Analogous

  1. #5516ea
  2. #bf16ea
  3. #ea16ab

Triadic

  1. #bf16ea
  2. #eabf16
  3. #16eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf16ea
  2. #ea1641
  3. #41ea16
  4. #16eabf

Square

  1. #bf16ea
  2. #ea5516
  3. #41ea16
  4. #16abea

Monochromatic

  1. #4d095f
  2. #860fa5
  3. #bf16ea
  4. #d25cf0
  5. #e6a2f7

Shades

#bf16ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf16ea
  2. #ac14d3
  3. #9912bb
  4. #860fa4
  5. #730d8c
  6. #600b75
  7. #4c095e
  8. #390746
  9. #26042f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf16ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf16ea
  2. #c52dec
  3. #cc45ee
  4. #d25cf0
  5. #d973f2
  6. #df8bf5
  7. #e5a2f7
  8. #ecb9f9
  9. #f2d0fb
  10. #f9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf16ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf16ea
  2. #b921df
  3. #b22bd5
  4. #ac36ca
  5. #a640c0
  6. #a04bb5
  7. #9956aa
  8. #9360a0
  9. #8d6b95
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985db0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b79e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd548b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f55ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8060e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be43b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf16ea {
  color: #bf16ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf16ea {
  background-color: #bf16ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf16ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf16ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf16ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 22 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf16ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf16ea, #ea16ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf16ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 22 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.22 #40e915 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf16ea  rgb(191, 22, 234)  hsl(288, 83%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#41ea16  rgb(65, 234, 22)  hsl(108, 83%, 50%)  Neon Green
#eabf16  rgb(234, 191, 22)  hsl(48, 83%, 50%)  Saffron
#16eabf  rgb(22, 234, 191)  hsl(168, 83%, 50%)  Aquamarine