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#BF3BED

#bf3bed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf3bed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.41% cyan, 75.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.49°, with 83.18% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.2032

Complementary

  1. #bf3bed
  2. #69ed3b

Split complementary

  1. #bf3bed
  2. #c2ed3b
  3. #3bed66

Analogous

  1. #663bed
  2. #bf3bed
  3. #ed3bc2

Triadic

  1. #bf3bed
  2. #edbf3b
  3. #3bedbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3bed
  2. #ed3b69
  3. #69ed3b
  4. #3bedbf

Square

  1. #bf3bed
  2. #ed663b
  3. #69ed3b
  4. #3bc2ed

Monochromatic

  1. #640c83
  2. #9a12c9
  3. #bf3bed
  4. #d681f3
  5. #edc7fa

Shades

#bf3bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3bed
  2. #ac35d5
  3. #992fbe
  4. #8629a6
  5. #73238e
  6. #601e77
  7. #4c185f
  8. #391247
  9. #260c2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3bed
  2. #c54fef
  3. #cc62f1
  4. #d276f2
  5. #d989f4
  6. #df9df6
  7. #e5b1f8
  8. #ecc4fa
  9. #f2d8fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3bed
  2. #b942e2
  3. #b249d7
  4. #ac50cc
  5. #a657c1
  6. #a05eb7
  7. #9964ac
  8. #936ba1
  9. #8d7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c68b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3580e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7663f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd56be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3bed {
  color: #bf3bed;
}
Background
.bg-bf3bed {
  background-color: #bf3bed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3bed {
  border: 2px solid #bf3bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 59 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3bed, #ed3bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 59 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.56 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.90 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.90 #40c412 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf3bed  rgb(191, 59, 237)  hsl(284, 83%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#69ed3b  rgb(105, 237, 59)  hsl(104, 83%, 58%)  Neon Green
#edbf3b  rgb(237, 191, 59)  hsl(44, 83%, 58%)  Saffron
#3bedbf  rgb(59, 237, 191)  hsl(164, 83%, 58%)  Aquamarine