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#bf2afa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bf2afa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.6% cyan, 83.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 282.98°, with 95.41% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.1963

Complementary

  1. #bf2afa
  2. #65fa2a

Split complementary

  1. #bf2afa
  2. #cdfa2a
  3. #2afa57

Analogous

  1. #572afa
  2. #bf2afa
  3. #fa2acd

Triadic

  1. #bf2afa
  2. #fabf2a
  3. #2afabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2afa
  2. #fa2a65
  3. #65fa2a
  4. #2afabf

Square

  1. #bf2afa
  2. #fa572a
  3. #65fa2a
  4. #2acdfa

Monochromatic

  1. #620388
  2. #9805d3
  3. #bf2afa
  4. #d575fc
  5. #ecbffe

Shades

#bf2afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2afa
  2. #ac26e1
  3. #9922c8
  4. #861daf
  5. #731996
  6. #60157d
  7. #4c1164
  8. #390d4b
  9. #260832
  10. #130419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2afa
  2. #c53ffb
  3. #cc55fb
  4. #d26afc
  5. #d97ffc
  6. #df95fd
  7. #e5aafd
  8. #ecbffe
  9. #f2d4fe
  10. #f9eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2afa
  2. #b933ee
  3. #b23be2
  4. #ac44d5
  5. #a64cc9
  6. #a055bd
  7. #995eb1
  8. #9366a5
  9. #8d6f98
  10. #86778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b64bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007df6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86297 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d66f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb51c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2afa {
  color: #bf2afa;
}
Background
.bg-bf2afa {
  background-color: #bf2afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf2afa {
  border: 2px solid #bf2afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 42 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2afa, #fa2acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 42 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.01 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.65 #40d505 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf2afa  rgb(191, 42, 250)  hsl(283, 95%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#65fa2a  rgb(101, 250, 42)  hsl(103, 95%, 57%)  Harlequin
#fabf2a  rgb(250, 191, 42)  hsl(43, 95%, 57%)  Amber
#2afabf  rgb(42, 250, 191)  hsl(163, 95%, 57%)  Aquamarine