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#BF2AED

#bf2aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf2aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 16.47% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.41% cyan, 82.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.85°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.1885

Complementary

  1. #bf2aed
  2. #58ed2a

Split complementary

  1. #bf2aed
  2. #b9ed2a
  3. #2aed5e

Analogous

  1. #5e2aed
  2. #bf2aed
  3. #ed2ab9

Triadic

  1. #bf2aed
  2. #edbf2a
  3. #2aedbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2aed
  2. #ed2a58
  3. #58ed2a
  4. #2aedbf

Square

  1. #bf2aed
  2. #ed5e2a
  3. #58ed2a
  4. #2ab9ed

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0a74
  2. #9210bb
  3. #bf2aed
  4. #d471f3
  5. #e9b7f9

Shades

#bf2aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2aed
  2. #ac26d5
  3. #9922be
  4. #861da6
  5. #73198e
  6. #601577
  7. #4c115f
  8. #390d47
  9. #26082f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2aed
  2. #c53fef
  3. #cc55f1
  4. #d26af2
  5. #d97ff4
  6. #df95f6
  7. #e5aaf8
  8. #ecbffa
  9. #f2d4fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2aed
  2. #b933e2
  3. #b23bd7
  4. #ac44cc
  5. #a64cc1
  6. #a055b7
  7. #995eac
  8. #9366a1
  9. #8d6f96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a62b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #257ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8165eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd4cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2aed {
  color: #bf2aed;
}
Background
.bg-bf2aed {
  background-color: #bf2aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf2aed {
  border: 2px solid #bf2aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 42 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2aed, #ed2ab9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 42 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.37 #40d512 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf2aed  rgb(191, 42, 237)  hsl(286, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#58ed2a  rgb(88, 237, 42)  hsl(106, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edbf2a  rgb(237, 191, 42)  hsl(46, 84%, 55%)  Saffron
#2aedbf  rgb(42, 237, 191)  hsl(166, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine