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#BF17DA

#bf17da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf17da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 9.02% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 89.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 291.69°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.1675

Complementary

  1. #bf17da
  2. #32da17

Split complementary

  1. #bf17da
  2. #93da17
  3. #17da5d

Analogous

  1. #5d17da
  2. #bf17da
  3. #da1793

Triadic

  1. #bf17da
  2. #dabf17
  3. #17dabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf17da
  2. #da1732
  3. #32da17
  4. #17dabf

Square

  1. #bf17da
  2. #da5d17
  3. #32da17
  4. #1793da

Monochromatic

  1. #460850
  2. #821095
  3. #bf17da
  4. #d751ed
  5. #e796f4

Shades

#bf17da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf17da
  2. #ac15c4
  3. #9912ae
  4. #861099
  5. #730e83
  6. #600c6d
  7. #4c0957
  8. #390741
  9. #26052c
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf17da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf17da
  2. #c52ede
  3. #cc45e1
  4. #d25de5
  5. #d974e9
  6. #df8bed
  7. #e5a2f0
  8. #ecb9f4
  9. #f2d1f8
  10. #f9e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf17da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf17da
  2. #b922d1
  3. #b22cc8
  4. #ac37bf
  5. #a641b6
  6. #a04cad
  7. #9956a4
  8. #93619b
  9. #8d6b92
  10. #867689
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3877d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c04b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7452dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845fd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c03cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf17da {
  color: #bf17da;
}
Background
.bg-bf17da {
  background-color: #bf17da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf17da {
  border: 2px solid #bf17da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf17da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 23 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf17da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf17da, #da1793);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf17da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 23 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.19 #40e825 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf17da  rgb(191, 23, 218)  hsl(292, 81%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#32da17  rgb(50, 218, 23)  hsl(112, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dabf17  rgb(218, 191, 23)  hsl(52, 81%, 47%)  Old Gold
#17dabf  rgb(23, 218, 191)  hsl(172, 81%, 47%)  Turquoise