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#BF3BF6

#bf3bf6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf3bf6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.36% cyan, 76.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 282.35°, with 91.22% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.2086

Complementary

  1. #bf3bf6
  2. #72f63b

Split complementary

  1. #bf3bf6
  2. #d0f63b
  3. #3bf661

Analogous

  1. #613bf6
  2. #bf3bf6
  3. #f63bd0

Triadic

  1. #bf3bf6
  2. #f6bf3b
  3. #3bf6bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3bf6
  2. #f63b72
  3. #72f63b
  4. #3bf6bf

Square

  1. #bf3bf6
  2. #f6613b
  3. #72f63b
  4. #3bd0f6

Monochromatic

  1. #690791
  2. #9d0ada
  3. #bf3bf6
  4. #d784f9
  5. #efcdfd

Shades

#bf3bf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3bf6
  2. #ac35dd
  3. #992fc5
  4. #8629ac
  5. #732394
  6. #601e7b
  7. #4c1862
  8. #39124a
  9. #260c31
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3bf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3bf6
  2. #c54ff7
  3. #cc62f8
  4. #d276f9
  5. #d989fa
  6. #df9dfb
  7. #e5b1fb
  8. #ecc4fc
  9. #f2d8fd
  10. #f9ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3bf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3bf6
  2. #b942ea
  3. #b249de
  4. #ac50d3
  5. #a657c7
  6. #a05ebb
  7. #9964af
  8. #936ba3
  9. #8d7298
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c69ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2581f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96798 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7364f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816cf4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc59c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3bf6 {
  color: #bf3bf6;
}
Background
.bg-bf3bf6 {
  background-color: #bf3bf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3bf6 {
  border: 2px solid #bf3bf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3bf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 59 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 91% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3bf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3bf6, #f63bd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3bf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 59 246 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.83 #40c409 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf3bf6  rgb(191, 59, 246)  hsl(282, 91%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#72f63b  rgb(114, 246, 59)  hsl(102, 91%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f6bf3b  rgb(246, 191, 59)  hsl(42, 91%, 60%)  Saffron
#3bf6bf  rgb(59, 246, 191)  hsl(162, 91%, 60%)  Aquamarine