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#BF48FF

#bf48ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bf48ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 71.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 279.02°, with 100% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.2293

Complementary

  1. #bf48ff
  2. #88ff48

Split complementary

  1. #bf48ff
  2. #e3ff48
  3. #48ff64

Analogous

  1. #6448ff
  2. #bf48ff
  3. #ff48e3

Triadic

  1. #bf48ff
  2. #ffbf48
  3. #48ffbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf48ff
  2. #ff4888
  3. #88ff48
  4. #48ffbf

Square

  1. #bf48ff
  2. #ff6448
  3. #88ff48
  4. #48e3ff

Monochromatic

  1. #7100ae
  2. #a300fb
  3. #bf48ff
  4. #da95ff
  5. #f5e1ff

Shades

#bf48ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf48ff
  2. #ac41e6
  3. #993acc
  4. #8632b3
  5. #732b99
  6. #602480
  7. #4c1d66
  8. #39164d
  9. #260e33
  10. #13071a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf48ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf48ff
  2. #c55aff
  3. #cc6dff
  4. #d27fff
  5. #d991ff
  6. #dfa4ff
  7. #e5b6ff
  8. #ecc8ff
  9. #f2daff
  10. #f9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf48ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf48ff
  2. #b94ef2
  3. #b253e6
  4. #ac59d9
  5. #a65ecc
  6. #a064c0
  7. #996ab3
  8. #936fa6
  9. #8d7599
  10. #867a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f70c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2686fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b672a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8172fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba64cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf48ff {
  color: #bf48ff;
}
Background
.bg-bf48ff {
  background-color: #bf48ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf48ff {
  border: 2px solid #bf48ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf48ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 72 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf48ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf48ff, #ff48e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf48ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 72 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.48 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.60 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.62 #40b700 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf48ff  rgb(191, 72, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 64%)  Electric Purple
#88ff48  rgb(136, 255, 72)  hsl(99, 100%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#ffbf48  rgb(255, 191, 72)  hsl(39, 100%, 64%)  Amber
#48ffbf  rgb(72, 255, 191)  hsl(159, 100%, 64%)  Aquamarine