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#BF20ED

#bf20ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf20ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.41% cyan, 86.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 286.54°, with 85.06% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1822

Complementary

  1. #bf20ed
  2. #4eed20

Split complementary

  1. #bf20ed
  2. #b4ed20
  3. #20ed59

Analogous

  1. #5920ed
  2. #bf20ed
  3. #ed20b4

Triadic

  1. #bf20ed
  2. #edbf20
  3. #20edbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf20ed
  2. #ed204e
  3. #4eed20
  4. #20edbf

Square

  1. #bf20ed
  2. #ed5920
  3. #4eed20
  4. #20b4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #55096b
  2. #8d0eb2
  3. #bf20ed
  4. #d367f3
  5. #e8aef8

Shades

#bf20ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf20ed
  2. #ac1dd5
  3. #991abe
  4. #8616a6
  5. #73138e
  6. #601077
  7. #4c0d5f
  8. #390a47
  9. #26062f
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf20ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf20ed
  2. #c536ef
  3. #cc4df1
  4. #d263f2
  5. #d979f4
  6. #df90f6
  7. #e5a6f8
  8. #ecbcfa
  9. #f2d2fb
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf20ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf20ed
  2. #b92ae2
  3. #b233d7
  4. #ac3dcc
  5. #a646c1
  6. #a050b7
  7. #995aac
  8. #9363a1
  9. #8d6d96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995fb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b7ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc588e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7059f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8062eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd48bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf20ed {
  color: #bf20ed;
}
Background
.bg-bf20ed {
  background-color: #bf20ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf20ed {
  border: 2px solid #bf20ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf20ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 32 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf20ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf20ed, #ed20b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf20ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 32 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.87 #40df12 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf20ed  rgb(191, 32, 237)  hsl(287, 85%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4eed20  rgb(78, 237, 32)  hsl(107, 85%, 53%)  Neon Green
#edbf20  rgb(237, 191, 32)  hsl(47, 85%, 53%)  Saffron
#20edbf  rgb(32, 237, 191)  hsl(167, 85%, 53%)  Aquamarine