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#BF28EA

#bf28ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf28ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 15.69% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 82.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.7°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.1853

Complementary

  1. #bf28ea
  2. #53ea28

Split complementary

  1. #bf28ea
  2. #b4ea28
  3. #28ea5e

Analogous

  1. #5e28ea
  2. #bf28ea
  3. #ea28b4

Triadic

  1. #bf28ea
  2. #eabf28
  3. #28eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf28ea
  2. #ea2853
  3. #53ea28
  4. #28eabf

Square

  1. #bf28ea
  2. #ea5e28
  3. #53ea28
  4. #28b4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #580b6e
  2. #9012b4
  3. #bf28ea
  4. #d46ef1
  5. #e8b3f8

Shades

#bf28ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf28ea
  2. #ac24d3
  3. #9920bb
  4. #861ca4
  5. #73188c
  6. #601475
  7. #4c105e
  8. #390c46
  9. #26082f
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf28ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf28ea
  2. #c53eec
  3. #cc53ee
  4. #d269f0
  5. #d97ef2
  6. #df94f5
  7. #e5a9f7
  8. #ecbff9
  9. #f2d4fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf28ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf28ea
  2. #b931df
  3. #b23ad5
  4. #ac42ca
  5. #a64bc0
  6. #a054b5
  7. #995daa
  8. #9366a0
  9. #8d6e95
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9961b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc598d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8264e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd4aba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf28ea {
  color: #bf28ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf28ea {
  background-color: #bf28ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf28ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf28ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf28ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 40 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf28ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf28ea, #ea28b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf28ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 40 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.52 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.09 #40d715 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf28ea  rgb(191, 40, 234)  hsl(287, 82%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#53ea28  rgb(83, 234, 40)  hsl(107, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eabf28  rgb(234, 191, 40)  hsl(47, 82%, 54%)  Saffron
#28eabf  rgb(40, 234, 191)  hsl(167, 82%, 54%)  Aquamarine