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#BF33DD

#bf33dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf33dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.57% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 289.41°, with 71.43% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #bf33dd
  2. #51dd33

Split complementary

  1. #bf33dd
  2. #a6dd33
  3. #33dd6a

Analogous

  1. #6a33dd
  2. #bf33dd
  3. #dd33a6

Triadic

  1. #bf33dd
  2. #ddbf33
  3. #33ddbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf33dd
  2. #dd3351
  3. #51dd33
  4. #33ddbf

Square

  1. #bf33dd
  2. #dd6a33
  3. #51dd33
  4. #33a6dd

Monochromatic

  1. #571166
  2. #8f1ca8
  3. #bf33dd
  4. #d475e8
  5. #e8b6f3

Shades

#bf33dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf33dd
  2. #ac2ec7
  3. #9929b1
  4. #86249b
  5. #731f85
  6. #601a6f
  7. #4c1458
  8. #390f42
  9. #260a2c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf33dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf33dd
  2. #c547e0
  3. #cc5ce4
  4. #d270e7
  5. #d985eb
  6. #df99ee
  7. #e5adf1
  8. #ecc2f5
  9. #f2d6f8
  10. #f9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf33dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf33dd
  2. #b93bd4
  3. #b242ca
  4. #ac4ac1
  5. #a652b8
  6. #a05aaf
  7. #9961a5
  8. #93699c
  9. #8d7193
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9963aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #785ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8767db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf4bb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf33dd {
  color: #bf33dd;
}
Background
.bg-bf33dd {
  background-color: #bf33dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf33dd {
  border: 2px solid #bf33dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf33dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 51 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf33dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf33dd, #dd33a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf33dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 51 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.35 #40cc22 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf33dd  rgb(191, 51, 221)  hsl(289, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#51dd33  rgb(81, 221, 51)  hsl(109, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#ddbf33  rgb(221, 191, 51)  hsl(49, 71%, 53%)  Old Gold
#33ddbf  rgb(51, 221, 191)  hsl(169, 71%, 53%)  Turquoise