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#BF36FA

#bf36fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bf36fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.18% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.6% cyan, 78.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.94°, with 95.15% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.2062

Complementary

  1. #bf36fa
  2. #71fa36

Split complementary

  1. #bf36fa
  2. #d3fa36
  3. #36fa5d

Analogous

  1. #5d36fa
  2. #bf36fa
  3. #fa36d3

Triadic

  1. #bf36fa
  2. #fabf36
  3. #36fabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf36fa
  2. #fa3671
  3. #71fa36
  4. #36fabf

Square

  1. #bf36fa
  2. #fa5d36
  3. #71fa36
  4. #36d3fa

Monochromatic

  1. #680493
  2. #9d06de
  3. #bf36fa
  4. #d781fc
  5. #efcbfe

Shades

#bf36fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf36fa
  2. #ac31e1
  3. #992bc8
  4. #8626af
  5. #732096
  6. #601b7d
  7. #4c1664
  8. #39104b
  9. #260b32
  10. #130519
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf36fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf36fa
  2. #c54afb
  3. #cc5efb
  4. #d272fc
  5. #d986fc
  6. #df9bfd
  7. #e5affd
  8. #ecc3fe
  9. #f2d7fe
  10. #f9ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf36fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf36fa
  2. #b93dee
  3. #b245e2
  4. #ac4cd5
  5. #a654c9
  6. #a05bbd
  7. #9962b1
  8. #936aa5
  9. #8d7198
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c68bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1080f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7063fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb57c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf36fa {
  color: #bf36fa;
}
Background
.bg-bf36fa {
  background-color: #bf36fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf36fa {
  border: 2px solid #bf36fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf36fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 54 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 95% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf36fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf36fa, #fa36d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf36fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 54 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.07 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.30 #40c905 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf36fa  rgb(191, 54, 250)  hsl(282, 95%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#71fa36  rgb(113, 250, 54)  hsl(102, 95%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#fabf36  rgb(250, 191, 54)  hsl(42, 95%, 60%)  Amber
#36fabf  rgb(54, 250, 191)  hsl(162, 95%, 60%)  Aquamarine