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#BF3BF5

#bf3bf5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf3bf5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.04% cyan, 75.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 282.58°, with 90.29% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.208

Complementary

  1. #bf3bf5
  2. #71f53b

Split complementary

  1. #bf3bf5
  2. #cef53b
  3. #3bf562

Analogous

  1. #623bf5
  2. #bf3bf5
  3. #f53bce

Triadic

  1. #bf3bf5
  2. #f5bf3b
  3. #3bf5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3bf5
  2. #f53b71
  3. #71f53b
  4. #3bf5bf

Square

  1. #bf3bf5
  2. #f5623b
  3. #71f53b
  4. #3bcef5

Monochromatic

  1. #680790
  2. #9d0bd8
  3. #bf3bf5
  4. #d784f9
  5. #efcdfc

Shades

#bf3bf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3bf5
  2. #ac35dd
  3. #992fc4
  4. #8629ac
  5. #732393
  6. #601e7b
  7. #4c1862
  8. #39124a
  9. #260c31
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3bf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3bf5
  2. #c54ff6
  3. #cc62f7
  4. #d276f8
  5. #d989f9
  6. #df9dfa
  7. #e5b1fb
  8. #ecc4fc
  9. #f2d8fd
  10. #f9ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3bf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3bf5
  2. #b942e9
  3. #b249de
  4. #ac50d2
  5. #a657c6
  6. #a05ebb
  7. #9964af
  8. #936ba3
  9. #8d7297
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c69ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2881f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7364f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816cf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc58c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3bf5 {
  color: #bf3bf5;
}
Background
.bg-bf3bf5 {
  background-color: #bf3bf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3bf5 {
  border: 2px solid #bf3bf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3bf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 59 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 90% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3bf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3bf5, #f53bce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3bf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 59 245 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.79 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.83 #40c40a Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf3bf5  rgb(191, 59, 245)  hsl(283, 90%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#71f53b  rgb(113, 245, 59)  hsl(103, 90%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f5bf3b  rgb(245, 191, 59)  hsl(43, 90%, 60%)  Saffron
#3bf5bf  rgb(59, 245, 191)  hsl(163, 90%, 60%)  Aquamarine