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#BF3BF4

#bf3bf4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf3bf4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.72% cyan, 75.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 282.81°, with 89.37% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.2074

Complementary

  1. #bf3bf4
  2. #70f43b

Split complementary

  1. #bf3bf4
  2. #ccf43b
  3. #3bf462

Analogous

  1. #623bf4
  2. #bf3bf4
  3. #f43bcc

Triadic

  1. #bf3bf4
  2. #f4bf3b
  3. #3bf4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3bf4
  2. #f43b70
  3. #70f43b
  4. #3bf4bf

Square

  1. #bf3bf4
  2. #f4623b
  3. #70f43b
  4. #3bccf4

Monochromatic

  1. #68088e
  2. #9c0cd6
  3. #bf3bf4
  4. #d783f8
  5. #eeccfc

Shades

#bf3bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3bf4
  2. #ac35dc
  3. #992fc3
  4. #8629ab
  5. #732392
  6. #601e7a
  7. #4c1862
  8. #391249
  9. #260c31
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3bf4
  2. #c54ff5
  3. #cc62f6
  4. #d276f7
  5. #d989f8
  6. #df9dfa
  7. #e5b1fb
  8. #ecc4fc
  9. #f2d8fd
  10. #f9ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3bf4
  2. #b942e8
  3. #b249dd
  4. #ac50d1
  5. #a657c6
  6. #a05eba
  7. #9964ae
  8. #936ba3
  9. #8d7297
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c69b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a81f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6697 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7364f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826bf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc58c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3bf4 {
  color: #bf3bf4;
}
Background
.bg-bf3bf4 {
  background-color: #bf3bf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #bf3bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 59 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 89% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3bf4, #f43bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 59 244 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.76 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.84 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.84 #40c40b Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf3bf4  rgb(191, 59, 244)  hsl(283, 89%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#70f43b  rgb(112, 244, 59)  hsl(103, 89%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#f4bf3b  rgb(244, 191, 59)  hsl(43, 89%, 59%)  Saffron
#3bf4bf  rgb(59, 244, 191)  hsl(163, 89%, 59%)  Aquamarine