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#BF20FF

#bf20ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bf20ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 87.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 282.78°, with 100% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.1933

Complementary

  1. #bf20ff
  2. #60ff20

Split complementary

  1. #bf20ff
  2. #cfff20
  3. #20ff4f

Analogous

  1. #4f20ff
  2. #bf20ff
  3. #ff20cf

Triadic

  1. #bf20ff
  2. #ffbf20
  3. #20ffbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf20ff
  2. #ff2060
  3. #60ff20
  4. #20ffbf

Square

  1. #bf20ff
  2. #ff4f20
  3. #60ff20
  4. #20cfff

Monochromatic

  1. #600086
  2. #9600d2
  3. #bf20ff
  4. #d56cff
  5. #ebb9ff

Shades

#bf20ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf20ff
  2. #ac1de6
  3. #991acc
  4. #8616b3
  5. #731399
  6. #601080
  7. #4c0d66
  8. #390a4d
  9. #260633
  10. #13031a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf20ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf20ff
  2. #c536ff
  3. #cc4dff
  4. #d263ff
  5. #d979ff
  6. #df90ff
  7. #e5a6ff
  8. #ecbcff
  9. #f2d2ff
  10. #f9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf20ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf20ff
  2. #b92af2
  3. #b233e6
  4. #ac3dd9
  5. #a646cc
  6. #a050c0
  7. #995ab3
  8. #9363a6
  9. #8d6d99
  10. #86768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a62be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a64fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4fca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf20ff {
  color: #bf20ff;
}
Background
.bg-bf20ff {
  background-color: #bf20ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf20ff {
  border: 2px solid #bf20ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf20ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 32 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf20ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf20ff, #ff20cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf20ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 32 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.73 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.05 #40df00 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf20ff  rgb(191, 32, 255)  hsl(283, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#60ff20  rgb(96, 255, 32)  hsl(103, 100%, 56%)  Harlequin
#ffbf20  rgb(255, 191, 32)  hsl(43, 100%, 56%)  Amber
#20ffbf  rgb(32, 255, 191)  hsl(163, 100%, 56%)  Aquamarine