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#BF33EA

#bf33ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf33ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 78.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.9°, with 81.33% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.1938

Complementary

  1. #bf33ea
  2. #5eea33

Split complementary

  1. #bf33ea
  2. #b9ea33
  3. #33ea63

Analogous

  1. #6333ea
  2. #bf33ea
  3. #ea33b9

Triadic

  1. #bf33ea
  2. #eabf33
  3. #33eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf33ea
  2. #ea335e
  3. #5eea33
  4. #33eabf

Square

  1. #bf33ea
  2. #ea6333
  3. #5eea33
  4. #33b9ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0c78
  2. #9513bd
  3. #bf33ea
  4. #d578f1
  5. #ebbef8

Shades

#bf33ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf33ea
  2. #ac2ed3
  3. #9929bb
  4. #8624a4
  5. #731f8c
  6. #601a75
  7. #4c145e
  8. #390f46
  9. #260a2f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf33ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf33ea
  2. #c547ec
  3. #cc5cee
  4. #d270f0
  5. #d985f2
  6. #df99f5
  7. #e5adf7
  8. #ecc2f9
  9. #f2d6fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf33ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf33ea
  2. #b93bdf
  3. #b242d5
  4. #ac4aca
  5. #a652c0
  6. #a05ab5
  7. #9961aa
  8. #9369a0
  9. #8d7195
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a65b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #745fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8368e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd50bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf33ea {
  color: #bf33ea;
}
Background
.bg-bf33ea {
  background-color: #bf33ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf33ea {
  border: 2px solid #bf33ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf33ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 51 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf33ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf33ea, #ea33b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf33ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 51 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.23 #40cc15 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf33ea  rgb(191, 51, 234)  hsl(286, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#5eea33  rgb(94, 234, 51)  hsl(106, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eabf33  rgb(234, 191, 51)  hsl(46, 81%, 56%)  Saffron
#33eabf  rgb(51, 234, 191)  hsl(166, 81%, 56%)  Aquamarine