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#BF38ED

#bf38ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf38ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.96% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.41% cyan, 76.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.75°, with 83.41% saturation and 57.45% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #bf38ed
  2. #66ed38

Split complementary

  1. #bf38ed
  2. #c1ed38
  3. #38ed64

Analogous

  1. #6438ed
  2. #bf38ed
  3. #ed38c1

Triadic

  1. #bf38ed
  2. #edbf38
  3. #38edbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf38ed
  2. #ed3866
  3. #66ed38
  4. #38edbf

Square

  1. #bf38ed
  2. #ed6438
  3. #66ed38
  4. #38c1ed

Monochromatic

  1. #630c80
  2. #9912c7
  3. #bf38ed
  4. #d67ef3
  5. #ecc4fa

Shades

#bf38ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf38ed
  2. #ac32d5
  3. #992dbe
  4. #8627a6
  5. #73228e
  6. #601c77
  7. #4c165f
  8. #391147
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf38ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf38ed
  2. #c54cef
  3. #cc60f1
  4. #d274f2
  5. #d988f4
  6. #df9cf6
  7. #e5aff8
  8. #ecc3fa
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf38ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf38ed
  2. #b93fe2
  3. #b246d7
  4. #ac4ecc
  5. #a655c1
  6. #a05cb7
  7. #9963ac
  8. #936aa1
  9. #8d7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b67b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7561f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd54bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf38ed {
  color: #bf38ed;
}
Background
.bg-bf38ed {
  background-color: #bf38ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf38ed {
  border: 2px solid #bf38ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf38ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 56 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf38ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf38ed, #ed38c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf38ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 56 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.78 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.06 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.06 #40c712 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf38ed  rgb(191, 56, 237)  hsl(285, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66ed38  rgb(102, 237, 56)  hsl(105, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edbf38  rgb(237, 191, 56)  hsl(45, 83%, 57%)  Saffron
#38edbf  rgb(56, 237, 191)  hsl(165, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine