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#BF35ED

#bf35ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf35ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 20.78% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.41% cyan, 77.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 83.64% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.1974

Complementary

  1. #bf35ed
  2. #63ed35

Split complementary

  1. #bf35ed
  2. #bfed35
  3. #35ed63

Analogous

  1. #6335ed
  2. #bf35ed
  3. #ed35bf

Triadic

  1. #bf35ed
  2. #edbf35
  3. #35edbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf35ed
  2. #ed3563
  3. #63ed35
  4. #35edbf

Square

  1. #bf35ed
  2. #ed6335
  3. #63ed35
  4. #35bfed

Monochromatic

  1. #610b7e
  2. #9711c4
  3. #bf35ed
  4. #d57bf3
  5. #ecc1fa

Shades

#bf35ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf35ed
  2. #ac30d5
  3. #992abe
  4. #8625a6
  5. #73208e
  6. #601b77
  7. #4c155f
  8. #391047
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf35ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf35ed
  2. #c549ef
  3. #cc5df1
  4. #d272f2
  5. #d986f4
  6. #df9af6
  7. #e5aef8
  8. #ecc2fa
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf35ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf35ed
  2. #b93de2
  3. #b244d7
  4. #ac4ccc
  5. #a653c1
  6. #a05bb7
  7. #9962ac
  8. #936aa1
  9. #8d7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b66b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f7ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7460f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8369eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd52bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf35ed {
  color: #bf35ed;
}
Background
.bg-bf35ed {
  background-color: #bf35ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf35ed {
  border: 2px solid #bf35ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf35ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 53 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf35ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf35ed, #ed35bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf35ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 53 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.51 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.00 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.23 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.23 #40ca12 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf35ed  rgb(191, 53, 237)  hsl(285, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#63ed35  rgb(99, 237, 53)  hsl(105, 84%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edbf35  rgb(237, 191, 53)  hsl(45, 84%, 57%)  Saffron
#35edbf  rgb(53, 237, 191)  hsl(165, 84%, 57%)  Aquamarine