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#BF37EC

#bf37ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf37ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.57% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 285.08°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.1986

Complementary

  1. #bf37ec
  2. #64ec37

Split complementary

  1. #bf37ec
  2. #bfec37
  3. #37ec64

Analogous

  1. #6437ec
  2. #bf37ec
  3. #ec37bf

Triadic

  1. #bf37ec
  2. #ecbf37
  3. #37ecbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf37ec
  2. #ec3764
  3. #64ec37
  4. #37ecbf

Square

  1. #bf37ec
  2. #ec6437
  3. #64ec37
  4. #37bfec

Monochromatic

  1. #620c7e
  2. #9813c4
  3. #bf37ec
  4. #d57df3
  5. #ecc3f9

Shades

#bf37ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf37ec
  2. #ac32d4
  3. #992cbd
  4. #8627a5
  5. #73218e
  6. #601c76
  7. #4c165e
  8. #391147
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf37ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf37ec
  2. #c54bee
  3. #cc5ff0
  4. #d273f2
  5. #d987f4
  6. #df9bf6
  7. #e5aff7
  8. #ecc3f9
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf37ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf37ec
  2. #b93ee1
  3. #b246d6
  4. #ac4dcc
  5. #a654c1
  6. #a05cb6
  7. #9963ab
  8. #936aa0
  9. #8d7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b67b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #337fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6191 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7561ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8369ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd53bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf37ec {
  color: #bf37ec;
}
Background
.bg-bf37ec {
  background-color: #bf37ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf37ec {
  border: 2px solid #bf37ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf37ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 55 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf37ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf37ec, #ec37bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf37ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 55 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.84 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.13 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.13 #40c813 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf37ec  rgb(191, 55, 236)  hsl(285, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#64ec37  rgb(100, 236, 55)  hsl(105, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ecbf37  rgb(236, 191, 55)  hsl(45, 83%, 57%)  Saffron
#37ecbf  rgb(55, 236, 191)  hsl(165, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine