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#BF20DC

#bf20dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf20dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 12.55% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.18% cyan, 85.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 290.74°, with 74.6% saturation and 49.41% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.1728

Complementary

  1. #bf20dc
  2. #3ddc20

Split complementary

  1. #bf20dc
  2. #9bdc20
  3. #20dc61

Analogous

  1. #6120dc
  2. #bf20dc
  3. #dc209b

Triadic

  1. #bf20dc
  2. #dcbf20
  3. #20dcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf20dc
  2. #dc203d
  3. #3ddc20
  4. #20dcbf

Square

  1. #bf20dc
  2. #dc6120
  3. #3ddc20
  4. #209bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0d56
  2. #851699
  3. #bf20dc
  4. #d361e8
  5. #e6a3f2

Shades

#bf20dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf20dc
  2. #ac1dc6
  3. #991ab0
  4. #86169a
  5. #731384
  6. #60106e
  7. #4c0d58
  8. #390a42
  9. #26062c
  10. #130316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf20dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf20dc
  2. #c536e0
  3. #cc4de3
  4. #d263e7
  5. #d979ea
  6. #df90ee
  7. #e5a6f1
  8. #ecbcf5
  9. #f2d2f8
  10. #f9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf20dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf20dc
  2. #b92ad3
  3. #b233ca
  4. #ac3dc0
  5. #a646b7
  6. #a050ae
  7. #995aa5
  8. #93639c
  9. #8d6d92
  10. #867689
  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 #985da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3979d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c04f84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7555df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8561da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf41ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf20dc {
  color: #bf20dc;
}
Background
.bg-bf20dc {
  background-color: #bf20dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf20dc {
  border: 2px solid #bf20dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf20dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 32 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf20dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf20dc, #dc209b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf20dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 32 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.37 #40df23 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf20dc  rgb(191, 32, 220)  hsl(291, 75%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3ddc20  rgb(61, 220, 32)  hsl(111, 75%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dcbf20  rgb(220, 191, 32)  hsl(51, 75%, 49%)  Old Gold
#20dcbf  rgb(32, 220, 191)  hsl(171, 75%, 49%)  Turquoise