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#BF24DB

#bf24db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf24db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 14.12% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.79% cyan, 83.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 290.82°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #bf24db
  2. #40db24

Split complementary

  1. #bf24db
  2. #9bdb24
  3. #24db64

Analogous

  1. #6424db
  2. #bf24db
  3. #db249b

Triadic

  1. #bf24db
  2. #dbbf24
  3. #24dbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf24db
  2. #db2440
  3. #40db24
  4. #24dbbf

Square

  1. #bf24db
  2. #db6424
  3. #40db24
  4. #249bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0e58
  2. #861999
  3. #bf24db
  4. #d266e6
  5. #e5a7f1

Shades

#bf24db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf24db
  2. #ac20c5
  3. #991daf
  4. #861999
  5. #731683
  6. #60126e
  7. #4c0e58
  8. #390b42
  9. #26072c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf24db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf24db
  2. #c53adf
  3. #cc50e2
  4. #d266e6
  5. #d97ce9
  6. #df92ed
  7. #e5a7f1
  8. #ecbdf4
  9. #f2d3f8
  10. #f9e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf24db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf24db
  2. #b92dd2
  3. #b236c9
  4. #ac40c0
  5. #a649b7
  6. #a052ae
  7. #995ba4
  8. #93649b
  9. #8d6e92
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c79d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7656de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8562d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c042ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf24db {
  color: #bf24db;
}
Background
.bg-bf24db {
  background-color: #bf24db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf24db {
  border: 2px solid #bf24db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf24db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 36 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf24db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf24db, #db249b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf24db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 36 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.56 #40db24 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf24db  rgb(191, 36, 219)  hsl(291, 72%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#40db24  rgb(64, 219, 36)  hsl(111, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dbbf24  rgb(219, 191, 36)  hsl(51, 72%, 50%)  Old Gold
#24dbbf  rgb(36, 219, 191)  hsl(171, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise