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#BF30ED

#bf30ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf30ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 18.82% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.41% cyan, 79.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.4°, with 84% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #bf30ed
  2. #5eed30

Split complementary

  1. #bf30ed
  2. #bced30
  3. #30ed61

Analogous

  1. #6130ed
  2. #bf30ed
  3. #ed30bc

Triadic

  1. #bf30ed
  2. #edbf30
  3. #30edbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf30ed
  2. #ed305e
  3. #5eed30
  4. #30edbf

Square

  1. #bf30ed
  2. #ed6130
  3. #5eed30
  4. #30bced

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0b79
  2. #9511c0
  3. #bf30ed
  4. #d576f3
  5. #ebbdf9

Shades

#bf30ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf30ed
  2. #ac2bd5
  3. #9926be
  4. #8622a6
  5. #731d8e
  6. #601877
  7. #4c135f
  8. #390e47
  9. #260a2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf30ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf30ed
  2. #c545ef
  3. #cc59f1
  4. #d26ef2
  5. #d983f4
  6. #df98f6
  7. #e5acf8
  8. #ecc1fa
  9. #f2d6fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf30ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf30ed
  2. #b938e2
  3. #b240d7
  4. #ac48cc
  5. #a650c1
  6. #a058b7
  7. #9960ac
  8. #9368a1
  9. #8d7096
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a64b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8267eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd4fbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf30ed {
  color: #bf30ed;
}
Background
.bg-bf30ed {
  background-color: #bf30ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf30ed {
  border: 2px solid #bf30ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf30ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 48 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf30ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf30ed, #ed30bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf30ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 48 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.35 #40cf12 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf30ed  rgb(191, 48, 237)  hsl(285, 84%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#5eed30  rgb(94, 237, 48)  hsl(105, 84%, 56%)  Neon Green
#edbf30  rgb(237, 191, 48)  hsl(45, 84%, 56%)  Saffron
#30edbf  rgb(48, 237, 191)  hsl(165, 84%, 56%)  Aquamarine