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#BF16EF

#bf16ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf16ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.73°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.1788

Complementary

  1. #bf16ef
  2. #46ef16

Split complementary

  1. #bf16ef
  2. #b2ef16
  3. #16ef53

Analogous

  1. #5316ef
  2. #bf16ef
  3. #ef16b2

Triadic

  1. #bf16ef
  2. #efbf16
  3. #16efbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf16ef
  2. #ef1646
  3. #46ef16
  4. #16efbf

Square

  1. #bf16ef
  2. #ef5316
  3. #46ef16
  4. #16b2ef

Monochromatic

  1. #500765
  2. #890cad
  3. #bf16ef
  4. #d35ef4
  5. #e6a5f9

Shades

#bf16ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf16ef
  2. #ac14d7
  3. #9912bf
  4. #860fa7
  5. #730d8f
  6. #600b78
  7. #4c0960
  8. #390748
  9. #260430
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf16ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf16ef
  2. #c52df1
  3. #cc45f2
  4. #d25cf4
  5. #d973f5
  6. #df8bf7
  7. #e5a2f9
  8. #ecb9fa
  9. #f2d0fc
  10. #f9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf16ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf16ef
  2. #b921e4
  3. #b22bd9
  4. #ac36ce
  5. #a640c3
  6. #a04bb8
  7. #9956ac
  8. #9360a1
  9. #8d6b96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985db3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0579eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb568e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e56f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e61ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd45bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf16ef {
  color: #bf16ef;
}
Background
.bg-bf16ef {
  background-color: #bf16ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf16ef {
  border: 2px solid #bf16ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf16ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf16ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf16ef, #ef16b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf16ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.89 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.49 #40e910 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf16ef  rgb(191, 22, 239)  hsl(287, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#46ef16  rgb(70, 239, 22)  hsl(107, 87%, 51%)  Neon Green
#efbf16  rgb(239, 191, 22)  hsl(47, 87%, 51%)  Saffron
#16efbf  rgb(22, 239, 191)  hsl(167, 87%, 51%)  Aquamarine