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#BF29DC

#bf29dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf29dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 16.08% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.18% cyan, 81.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 290.28°, with 71.89% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #bf29dc
  2. #46dc29

Split complementary

  1. #bf29dc
  2. #a0dc29
  3. #29dc66

Analogous

  1. #6629dc
  2. #bf29dc
  3. #dc29a0

Triadic

  1. #bf29dc
  2. #dcbf29
  3. #29dcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf29dc
  2. #dc2946
  3. #46dc29
  4. #29dcbf

Square

  1. #bf29dc
  2. #dc6629
  3. #46dc29
  4. #29a0dc

Monochromatic

  1. #500f5d
  2. #891a9f
  3. #bf29dc
  4. #d36be7
  5. #e6adf2

Shades

#bf29dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf29dc
  2. #ac25c6
  3. #9921b0
  4. #861d9a
  5. #731984
  6. #60156e
  7. #4c1058
  8. #390c42
  9. #26082c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf29dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf29dc
  2. #c53ee0
  3. #cc54e3
  4. #d269e7
  5. #d97fea
  6. #df94ee
  7. #e5a9f1
  8. #ecbff5
  9. #f2d4f8
  10. #f9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf29dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf29dc
  2. #b932d3
  3. #b23aca
  4. #ac43c0
  5. #a64cb7
  6. #a055ae
  7. #995da5
  8. #93669c
  9. #8d6f92
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9860a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7658df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8663da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf45af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf29dc {
  color: #bf29dc;
}
Background
.bg-bf29dc {
  background-color: #bf29dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf29dc {
  border: 2px solid #bf29dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf29dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 41 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf29dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf29dc, #dc29a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf29dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 41 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.90 #40d623 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf29dc  rgb(191, 41, 220)  hsl(290, 72%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#46dc29  rgb(70, 220, 41)  hsl(110, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dcbf29  rgb(220, 191, 41)  hsl(50, 72%, 51%)  Old Gold
#29dcbf  rgb(41, 220, 191)  hsl(170, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise