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#BF20E8

#bf20e8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf20e8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 12.55% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.67% cyan, 86.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 287.7°, with 81.3% saturation and 51.76% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1794

Complementary

  1. #bf20e8
  2. #49e820

Split complementary

  1. #bf20e8
  2. #ade820
  3. #20e85b

Analogous

  1. #5b20e8
  2. #bf20e8
  3. #e820ad

Triadic

  1. #bf20e8
  2. #e8bf20
  3. #20e8bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf20e8
  2. #e82049
  3. #49e820
  4. #20e8bf

Square

  1. #bf20e8
  2. #e85b20
  3. #49e820
  4. #20ade8

Monochromatic

  1. #520a65
  2. #8b12aa
  3. #bf20e8
  4. #d365ef
  5. #e7abf6

Shades

#bf20e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf20e8
  2. #ac1dd1
  3. #991aba
  4. #8616a2
  5. #73138b
  6. #601074
  7. #4c0d5d
  8. #390a46
  9. #26062e
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf20e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf20e8
  2. #c536ea
  3. #cc4ded
  4. #d263ef
  5. #d979f1
  6. #df90f4
  7. #e5a6f6
  8. #ecbcf8
  9. #f2d2fa
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf20e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf20e8
  2. #b92ade
  3. #b233d3
  4. #ac3dc9
  5. #a646be
  6. #a050b4
  7. #995aaa
  8. #93639f
  9. #8d6d95
  10. #86768a
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985faf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ced ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #277ae4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd558b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7157eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8162e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be46b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf20e8 {
  color: #bf20e8;
}
Background
.bg-bf20e8 {
  background-color: #bf20e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf20e8 {
  border: 2px solid #bf20e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf20e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 32 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 81% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf20e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf20e8, #e820ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf20e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 32 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.63 #40df17 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf20e8  rgb(191, 32, 232)  hsl(288, 81%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#49e820  rgb(73, 232, 32)  hsl(108, 81%, 52%)  Neon Green
#e8bf20  rgb(232, 191, 32)  hsl(48, 81%, 52%)  Saffron
#20e8bf  rgb(32, 232, 191)  hsl(168, 81%, 52%)  Aquamarine