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#BF3BEA

#bf3bea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf3bea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 23.14% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 74.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.26°, with 80.65% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.2014

Complementary

  1. #bf3bea
  2. #66ea3b

Split complementary

  1. #bf3bea
  2. #bdea3b
  3. #3bea68

Analogous

  1. #683bea
  2. #bf3bea
  3. #ea3bbd

Triadic

  1. #bf3bea
  2. #eabf3b
  3. #3beabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3bea
  2. #ea3b66
  3. #66ea3b
  4. #3beabf

Square

  1. #bf3bea
  2. #ea683b
  3. #66ea3b
  4. #3bbdea

Monochromatic

  1. #630e7e
  2. #9915c4
  3. #bf3bea
  4. #d680f1
  5. #ecc5f9

Shades

#bf3bea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3bea
  2. #ac35d3
  3. #992fbb
  4. #8629a4
  5. #73238c
  6. #601e75
  7. #4c185e
  8. #391246
  9. #260c2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3bea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3bea
  2. #c54fec
  3. #cc62ee
  4. #d276f0
  5. #d989f2
  6. #df9df5
  7. #e5b1f7
  8. #ecc4f9
  9. #f2d8fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3bea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3bea
  2. #b942df
  3. #b249d5
  4. #ac50ca
  5. #a657c0
  6. #a05eb5
  7. #9964aa
  8. #936ba0
  9. #8d7295
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b68b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3980e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7662ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd55bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3bea {
  color: #bf3bea;
}
Background
.bg-bf3bea {
  background-color: #bf3bea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3bea {
  border: 2px solid #bf3bea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3bea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 59 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3bea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3bea, #ea3bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3bea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 59 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.27 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.95 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.50 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.95 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.95 #40c415 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf3bea  rgb(191, 59, 234)  hsl(285, 81%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66ea3b  rgb(102, 234, 59)  hsl(105, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eabf3b  rgb(234, 191, 59)  hsl(45, 81%, 57%)  Saffron
#3beabf  rgb(59, 234, 191)  hsl(165, 81%, 57%)  Aquamarine