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#BF2CED

#bf2ced ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bf2ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 17.25% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.41% cyan, 81.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.7°, with 84.28% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1899

Complementary

  1. #bf2ced
  2. #5aed2c

Split complementary

  1. #bf2ced
  2. #bbed2c
  3. #2ced5f

Analogous

  1. #5f2ced
  2. #bf2ced
  3. #ed2cbb

Triadic

  1. #bf2ced
  2. #edbf2c
  3. #2cedbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2ced
  2. #ed2c5a
  3. #5aed2c
  4. #2cedbf

Square

  1. #bf2ced
  2. #ed5f2c
  3. #5aed2c
  4. #2cbbed

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0a76
  2. #9310bc
  3. #bf2ced
  4. #d472f3
  5. #eab9f9

Shades

#bf2ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2ced
  2. #ac28d5
  3. #9923be
  4. #861fa6
  5. #731a8e
  6. #601677
  7. #4c125f
  8. #390d47
  9. #26092f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2ced
  2. #c541ef
  3. #cc56f1
  4. #d26bf2
  5. #d980f4
  6. #df96f6
  7. #e5abf8
  8. #ecc0fa
  9. #f2d5fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2ced
  2. #b934e2
  3. #b23dd7
  4. #ac45cc
  5. #a64ec1
  6. #a056b7
  7. #995eac
  8. #9367a1
  9. #8d6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a63b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #277ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8166eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd4dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2ced {
  color: #bf2ced;
}
Background
.bg-bf2ced {
  background-color: #bf2ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf2ced {
  border: 2px solid #bf2ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 44 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2ced, #ed2cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 44 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.36 #40d312 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf2ced  rgb(191, 44, 237)  hsl(286, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5aed2c  rgb(90, 237, 44)  hsl(106, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edbf2c  rgb(237, 191, 44)  hsl(46, 84%, 55%)  Saffron
#2cedbf  rgb(44, 237, 191)  hsl(166, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine