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#BF33DB

#bf33db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf33db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 20% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.79% cyan, 76.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 70% saturation and 52.94% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #bf33db
  2. #4fdb33

Split complementary

  1. #bf33db
  2. #a3db33
  3. #33db6b

Analogous

  1. #6b33db
  2. #bf33db
  3. #db33a3

Triadic

  1. #bf33db
  2. #dbbf33
  3. #33dbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf33db
  2. #db334f
  3. #4fdb33
  4. #33dbbf

Square

  1. #bf33db
  2. #db6b33
  3. #4fdb33
  4. #33a3db

Monochromatic

  1. #561263
  2. #8e1da4
  3. #bf33db
  4. #d374e6
  5. #e8b5f2

Shades

#bf33db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf33db
  2. #ac2ec5
  3. #9929af
  4. #862499
  5. #731f83
  6. #601a6e
  7. #4c1458
  8. #390f42
  9. #260a2c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf33db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf33db
  2. #c547df
  3. #cc5ce2
  4. #d270e6
  5. #d985e9
  6. #df99ed
  7. #e5adf1
  8. #ecc2f4
  9. #f2d6f8
  10. #f9ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf33db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf33db
  2. #b93bd2
  3. #b242c9
  4. #ac4ac0
  5. #a652b7
  6. #a05aae
  7. #9961a4
  8. #93699b
  9. #8d7192
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9963a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795cde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8767d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf4baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf33db {
  color: #bf33db;
}
Background
.bg-bf33db {
  background-color: #bf33db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf33db {
  border: 2px solid #bf33db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf33db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 51 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf33db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf33db, #db33a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf33db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 51 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.41 #40cc24 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf33db  rgb(191, 51, 219)  hsl(290, 70%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4fdb33  rgb(79, 219, 51)  hsl(110, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dbbf33  rgb(219, 191, 51)  hsl(50, 70%, 53%)  Old Gold
#33dbbf  rgb(51, 219, 191)  hsl(170, 70%, 53%)  Turquoise