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#BF47FD

#bf47fd ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf47fd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 27.84% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.51% cyan, 71.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 279.56°, with 97.85% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.2267

Complementary

  1. #bf47fd
  2. #85fd47

Split complementary

  1. #bf47fd
  2. #e0fd47
  3. #47fd64

Analogous

  1. #6447fd
  2. #bf47fd
  3. #fd47e0

Triadic

  1. #bf47fd
  2. #fdbf47
  3. #47fdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf47fd
  2. #fd4785
  3. #85fd47
  4. #47fdbf

Square

  1. #bf47fd
  2. #fd6447
  3. #85fd47
  4. #47e0fd

Monochromatic

  1. #7002a9
  2. #a203f5
  3. #bf47fd
  4. #d993fe
  5. #f4deff

Shades

#bf47fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf47fd
  2. #ac40e4
  3. #9939ca
  4. #8632b1
  5. #732b98
  6. #60247f
  7. #4c1c65
  8. #39154c
  9. #260e33
  10. #130719
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf47fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf47fd
  2. #c559fd
  3. #cc6cfd
  4. #d27efe
  5. #d991fe
  6. #dfa3fe
  7. #e5b5fe
  8. #ecc8fe
  9. #f2daff
  10. #f9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf47fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf47fd
  2. #b94df1
  3. #b252e4
  4. #ac58d8
  5. #a65ecb
  6. #a064bf
  7. #9969b2
  8. #936fa6
  9. #8d7599
  10. #867a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f70c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2885f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7709f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8271fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba62cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf47fd {
  color: #bf47fd;
}
Background
.bg-bf47fd {
  background-color: #bf47fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf47fd {
  border: 2px solid #bf47fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf47fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 71 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf47fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf47fd, #fd47e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf47fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 71 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.10 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.46 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.46 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.74 #40b802 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf47fd  rgb(191, 71, 253)  hsl(280, 98%, 64%)  Electric Purple
#85fd47  rgb(133, 253, 71)  hsl(100, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#fdbf47  rgb(253, 191, 71)  hsl(40, 98%, 64%)  Amber
#47fdbf  rgb(71, 253, 191)  hsl(160, 98%, 64%)  Aquamarine