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#BF48FD

#bf48fd ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf48fd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 28.24% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.51% cyan, 71.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 279.45°, with 97.84% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.228

Complementary

  1. #bf48fd
  2. #86fd48

Split complementary

  1. #bf48fd
  2. #e0fd48
  3. #48fd65

Analogous

  1. #6548fd
  2. #bf48fd
  3. #fd48e0

Triadic

  1. #bf48fd
  2. #fdbf48
  3. #48fdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf48fd
  2. #fd4886
  3. #86fd48
  4. #48fdbf

Square

  1. #bf48fd
  2. #fd6548
  3. #86fd48
  4. #48e0fd

Monochromatic

  1. #7102aa
  2. #a303f6
  3. #bf48fd
  4. #d994fe
  5. #f4dfff

Shades

#bf48fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf48fd
  2. #ac41e4
  3. #993aca
  4. #8632b1
  5. #732b98
  6. #60247f
  7. #4c1d65
  8. #39164c
  9. #260e33
  10. #130719
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf48fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf48fd
  2. #c55afd
  3. #cc6dfd
  4. #d27ffe
  5. #d991fe
  6. #dfa4fe
  7. #e5b6fe
  8. #ecc8fe
  9. #f2daff
  10. #f9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf48fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf48fd
  2. #b94ef1
  3. #b253e4
  4. #ac59d8
  5. #a65ecb
  6. #a064bf
  7. #996ab2
  8. #936fa6
  9. #8d7599
  10. #867a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f70c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a85f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7719f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8272fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba63cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf48fd {
  color: #bf48fd;
}
Background
.bg-bf48fd {
  background-color: #bf48fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf48fd {
  border: 2px solid #bf48fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf48fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 72 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf48fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf48fd, #fd48e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf48fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 72 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.42 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.44 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.55 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.64 #40b702 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf48fd  rgb(191, 72, 253)  hsl(279, 98%, 64%)  Electric Purple
#86fd48  rgb(134, 253, 72)  hsl(99, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#fdbf48  rgb(253, 191, 72)  hsl(39, 98%, 64%)  Amber
#48fdbf  rgb(72, 253, 191)  hsl(159, 98%, 64%)  Aquamarine