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#bf3bfa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf3bfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.6% cyan, 76.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.47°, with 95.02% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.2111

Complementary

  1. #bf3bfa
  2. #76fa3b

Split complementary

  1. #bf3bfa
  2. #d5fa3b
  3. #3bfa60

Analogous

  1. #603bfa
  2. #bf3bfa
  3. #fa3bd5

Triadic

  1. #bf3bfa
  2. #fabf3b
  3. #3bfabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3bfa
  2. #fa3b76
  3. #76fa3b
  4. #3bfabf

Square

  1. #bf3bfa
  2. #fa603b
  3. #76fa3b
  4. #3bd5fa

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0498
  2. #9e06e3
  3. #bf3bfa
  4. #d786fc
  5. #f0d0fe

Shades

#bf3bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3bfa
  2. #ac35e1
  3. #992fc8
  4. #8629af
  5. #732396
  6. #601e7d
  7. #4c1864
  8. #39124b
  9. #260c32
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3bfa
  2. #c54ffb
  3. #cc62fb
  4. #d276fc
  5. #d989fc
  6. #df9dfd
  7. #e5b1fd
  8. #ecc4fe
  9. #f2d8fe
  10. #f9ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3bfa
  2. #b942ee
  3. #b249e2
  4. #ac50d5
  5. #a657c9
  6. #a05ebd
  7. #9964b1
  8. #936ba5
  9. #8d7298
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6abd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b81f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8699a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7165fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806cf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb5ac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3bfa {
  color: #bf3bfa;
}
Background
.bg-bf3bfa {
  background-color: #bf3bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3bfa {
  border: 2px solid #bf3bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 59 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3bfa, #fa3bd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 59 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.84 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.84 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.07 #40c405 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf3bfa  rgb(191, 59, 250)  hsl(281, 95%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#76fa3b  rgb(118, 250, 59)  hsl(101, 95%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#fabf3b  rgb(250, 191, 59)  hsl(41, 95%, 61%)  Amber
#3bfabf  rgb(59, 250, 191)  hsl(161, 95%, 61%)  Aquamarine