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#BF20EF

#bf20ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf20ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 86.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.09°, with 86.61% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.1834

Complementary

  1. #bf20ef
  2. #50ef20

Split complementary

  1. #bf20ef
  2. #b7ef20
  3. #20ef58

Analogous

  1. #5820ef
  2. #bf20ef
  3. #ef20b7

Triadic

  1. #bf20ef
  2. #efbf20
  3. #20efbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf20ef
  2. #ef2050
  3. #50ef20
  4. #20efbf

Square

  1. #bf20ef
  2. #ef5820
  3. #50ef20
  4. #20b7ef

Monochromatic

  1. #56086e
  2. #8e0db5
  3. #bf20ef
  4. #d367f4
  5. #e8aff9

Shades

#bf20ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf20ef
  2. #ac1dd7
  3. #991abf
  4. #8616a7
  5. #73138f
  6. #601078
  7. #4c0d60
  8. #390a48
  9. #260630
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf20ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf20ef
  2. #c536f1
  3. #cc4df2
  4. #d263f4
  5. #d979f5
  6. #df90f7
  7. #e5a6f9
  8. #ecbcfa
  9. #f2d2fc
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf20ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf20ef
  2. #b92ae4
  3. #b233d9
  4. #ac3dce
  5. #a646c3
  6. #a050b8
  7. #995aac
  8. #9363a1
  9. #8d6d96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9960b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #147beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb598f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f59f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f63ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd49bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf20ef {
  color: #bf20ef;
}
Background
.bg-bf20ef {
  background-color: #bf20ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf20ef {
  border: 2px solid #bf20ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf20ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 32 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf20ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf20ef, #ef20b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf20ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 32 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.98 #40df10 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf20ef  rgb(191, 32, 239)  hsl(286, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#50ef20  rgb(80, 239, 32)  hsl(106, 87%, 53%)  Neon Green
#efbf20  rgb(239, 191, 32)  hsl(46, 87%, 53%)  Saffron
#20efbf  rgb(32, 239, 191)  hsl(166, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine