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#BF37FC

#bf37fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bf37fc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.57% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.21% cyan, 78.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 281.42°, with 97.04% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.2084

Complementary

  1. #bf37fc
  2. #74fc37

Split complementary

  1. #bf37fc
  2. #d7fc37
  3. #37fc5d

Analogous

  1. #5d37fc
  2. #bf37fc
  3. #fc37d7

Triadic

  1. #bf37fc
  2. #fcbf37
  3. #37fcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf37fc
  2. #fc3774
  3. #74fc37
  4. #37fcbf

Square

  1. #bf37fc
  2. #fc5d37
  3. #74fc37
  4. #37d7fc

Monochromatic

  1. #690298
  2. #9e03e3
  3. #bf37fc
  4. #d782fd
  5. #efcefe

Shades

#bf37fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf37fc
  2. #ac32e3
  3. #992cca
  4. #8627b0
  5. #732197
  6. #601c7e
  7. #4c1665
  8. #39114c
  9. #260b32
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf37fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf37fc
  2. #c54bfc
  3. #cc5ffd
  4. #d273fd
  5. #d987fd
  6. #df9bfe
  7. #e5affe
  8. #ecc3fe
  9. #f2d7fe
  10. #f9ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf37fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf37fc
  2. #b93ef0
  3. #b246e3
  4. #ac4dd7
  5. #a654ca
  6. #a05cbe
  7. #9963b2
  8. #936aa5
  9. #8d7199
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c69be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0881f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8689a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f64ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6bfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb58c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf37fc {
  color: #bf37fc;
}
Background
.bg-bf37fc {
  background-color: #bf37fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf37fc {
  border: 2px solid #bf37fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf37fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 55 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf37fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf37fc, #fc37d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf37fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 55 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.02 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.32 #40c803 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf37fc  rgb(191, 55, 252)  hsl(281, 97%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#74fc37  rgb(116, 252, 55)  hsl(101, 97%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#fcbf37  rgb(252, 191, 55)  hsl(41, 97%, 60%)  Amber
#37fcbf  rgb(55, 252, 191)  hsl(161, 97%, 60%)  Aquamarine