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#BF37FE

#bf37fe ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bf37fe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 78.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 281.01°, with 99% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.2096

Complementary

  1. #bf37fe
  2. #76fe37

Split complementary

  1. #bf37fe
  2. #d9fe37
  3. #37fe5c

Analogous

  1. #5c37fe
  2. #bf37fe
  3. #fe37d9

Triadic

  1. #bf37fe
  2. #febf37
  3. #37febf

Tetradic

  1. #bf37fe
  2. #fe3776
  3. #76fe37
  4. #37febf

Square

  1. #bf37fe
  2. #fe5c37
  3. #76fe37
  4. #37d9fe

Monochromatic

  1. #6a019b
  2. #9e01e7
  3. #bf37fe
  4. #d783fe
  5. #f0cfff

Shades

#bf37fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf37fe
  2. #ac32e5
  3. #992ccb
  4. #8627b2
  5. #732198
  6. #601c7f
  7. #4c1666
  8. #39114c
  9. #260b33
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf37fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf37fe
  2. #c54bfe
  3. #cc5ffe
  4. #d273fe
  5. #d987fe
  6. #df9bff
  7. #e5afff
  8. #ecc3ff
  9. #f2d7ff
  10. #f9ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf37fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf37fe
  2. #b93ef1
  3. #b246e5
  4. #ac4dd8
  5. #a654cc
  6. #a05cbf
  7. #9963b2
  8. #936aa6
  9. #8d7199
  10. #86798d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c69bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0081fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7699b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f64ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6bfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba59cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf37fe {
  color: #bf37fe;
}
Background
.bg-bf37fe {
  background-color: #bf37fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf37fe {
  border: 2px solid #bf37fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf37fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 55 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 99% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf37fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf37fe, #fe37d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf37fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 55 254 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.03 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.40 #40c801 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf37fe  rgb(191, 55, 254)  hsl(281, 99%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#76fe37  rgb(118, 254, 55)  hsl(101, 99%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#febf37  rgb(254, 191, 55)  hsl(41, 99%, 61%)  Amber
#37febf  rgb(55, 254, 191)  hsl(161, 99%, 61%)  Aquamarine