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#BF46FF

#bf46ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf46ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 27.45% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 72.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 279.24°, with 100% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.2268

Complementary

  1. #bf46ff
  2. #86ff46

Split complementary

  1. #bf46ff
  2. #e3ff46
  3. #46ff63

Analogous

  1. #6346ff
  2. #bf46ff
  3. #ff46e3

Triadic

  1. #bf46ff
  2. #ffbf46
  3. #46ffbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf46ff
  2. #ff4686
  3. #86ff46
  4. #46ffbf

Square

  1. #bf46ff
  2. #ff6346
  3. #86ff46
  4. #46e3ff

Monochromatic

  1. #7100ac
  2. #a300f9
  3. #bf46ff
  4. #d993ff
  5. #f4dfff

Shades

#bf46ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf46ff
  2. #ac3fe6
  3. #9938cc
  4. #8631b3
  5. #732a99
  6. #602380
  7. #4c1c66
  8. #39154d
  9. #260e33
  10. #13071a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf46ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf46ff
  2. #c559ff
  3. #cc6bff
  4. #d27eff
  5. #d990ff
  6. #dfa3ff
  7. #e5b5ff
  8. #ecc8ff
  9. #f2daff
  10. #f9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf46ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf46ff
  2. #b94cf2
  3. #b252e6
  4. #ac57d9
  5. #a65dcc
  6. #a063c0
  7. #9969b3
  8. #936fa6
  9. #8d7499
  10. #867a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f70c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2285fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6719f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #736cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8171fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba62cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf46ff {
  color: #bf46ff;
}
Background
.bg-bf46ff {
  background-color: #bf46ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf46ff {
  border: 2px solid #bf46ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf46ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 70 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf46ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf46ff, #ff46e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf46ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 70 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.36 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.52 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.32 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.84 #40b900 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf46ff  rgb(191, 70, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 64%)  Electric Purple
#86ff46  rgb(134, 255, 70)  hsl(99, 100%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#ffbf46  rgb(255, 191, 70)  hsl(39, 100%, 64%)  Amber
#46ffbf  rgb(70, 255, 191)  hsl(159, 100%, 64%)  Aquamarine