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#BF36F2

#bf36f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf36f2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.18% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.07% cyan, 77.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 283.72°, with 87.85% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.2013

Complementary

  1. #bf36f2
  2. #69f236

Split complementary

  1. #bf36f2
  2. #c7f236
  3. #36f261

Analogous

  1. #6136f2
  2. #bf36f2
  3. #f236c7

Triadic

  1. #bf36f2
  2. #f2bf36
  3. #36f2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf36f2
  2. #f23669
  3. #69f236
  4. #36f2bf

Square

  1. #bf36f2
  2. #f26136
  3. #69f236
  4. #36c7f2

Monochromatic

  1. #640986
  2. #9a0dce
  3. #bf36f2
  4. #d67ef7
  5. #edc6fb

Shades

#bf36f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf36f2
  2. #ac31da
  3. #992bc2
  4. #8626a9
  5. #732091
  6. #601b79
  7. #4c1661
  8. #391049
  9. #260b30
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf36f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf36f2
  2. #c54af3
  3. #cc5ef5
  4. #d272f6
  5. #d986f7
  6. #df9bf9
  7. #e5affa
  8. #ecc3fb
  9. #f2d7fc
  10. #f9ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf36f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf36f2
  2. #b93de7
  3. #b245db
  4. #ac4cd0
  5. #a654c4
  6. #a05bb9
  7. #9962ae
  8. #936aa2
  9. #8d7197
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b67b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #277fee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7361f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8169f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc54c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf36f2 {
  color: #bf36f2;
}
Background
.bg-bf36f2 {
  background-color: #bf36f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf36f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bf36f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf36f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 54 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf36f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf36f2, #f236c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf36f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 54 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.04 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.11 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.11 #40c90d Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf36f2  rgb(191, 54, 242)  hsl(284, 88%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#69f236  rgb(105, 242, 54)  hsl(104, 88%, 58%)  Neon Green
#f2bf36  rgb(242, 191, 54)  hsl(44, 88%, 58%)  Saffron
#36f2bf  rgb(54, 242, 191)  hsl(164, 88%, 58%)  Aquamarine