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#BF3CF4

#bf3cf4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf3cf4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 23.53% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.72% cyan, 75.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 282.72°, with 89.32% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.2084

Complementary

  1. #bf3cf4
  2. #71f43c

Split complementary

  1. #bf3cf4
  2. #cdf43c
  3. #3cf463

Analogous

  1. #633cf4
  2. #bf3cf4
  3. #f43ccd

Triadic

  1. #bf3cf4
  2. #f4bf3c
  3. #3cf4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3cf4
  2. #f43c71
  3. #71f43c
  4. #3cf4bf

Square

  1. #bf3cf4
  2. #f4633c
  3. #71f43c
  4. #3ccdf4

Monochromatic

  1. #68088f
  2. #9d0cd7
  3. #bf3cf4
  4. #d784f8
  5. #efcdfc

Shades

#bf3cf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3cf4
  2. #ac36dc
  3. #9930c3
  4. #862aab
  5. #732492
  6. #601e7a
  7. #4c1862
  8. #391249
  9. #260c31
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3cf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3cf4
  2. #c550f5
  3. #cc63f6
  4. #d277f7
  5. #d98af8
  6. #df9efa
  7. #e5b1fb
  8. #ecc5fc
  9. #f2d8fd
  10. #f9ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3cf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3cf4
  2. #b943e8
  3. #b24add
  4. #ac50d1
  5. #a657c6
  6. #a05eba
  7. #9965ae
  8. #936ca3
  9. #8d7297
  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 #9c6ab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b81f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7465f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826cf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc59c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3cf4 {
  color: #bf3cf4;
}
Background
.bg-bf3cf4 {
  background-color: #bf3cf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf3cf4 {
  border: 2px solid #bf3cf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3cf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 60 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 89% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3cf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3cf4, #f43ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3cf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 60 244 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.65 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.69 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.79 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.79 #40c30b Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf3cf4  rgb(191, 60, 244)  hsl(283, 89%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#71f43c  rgb(113, 244, 60)  hsl(103, 89%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f4bf3c  rgb(244, 191, 60)  hsl(43, 89%, 60%)  Saffron
#3cf4bf  rgb(60, 244, 191)  hsl(163, 89%, 60%)  Aquamarine