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#BF2ADA

#bf2ada ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf2ada is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 16.47% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 80.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 290.8°, with 70.4% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.1779

Complementary

  1. #bf2ada
  2. #45da2a

Split complementary

  1. #bf2ada
  2. #9dda2a
  3. #2ada67

Analogous

  1. #672ada
  2. #bf2ada
  3. #da2a9d

Triadic

  1. #bf2ada
  2. #dabf2a
  3. #2adabf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2ada
  2. #da2a45
  3. #45da2a
  4. #2adabf

Square

  1. #bf2ada
  2. #da672a
  3. #45da2a
  4. #2a9dda

Monochromatic

  1. #50105b
  2. #891b9c
  3. #bf2ada
  4. #d36be5
  5. #e6acf1

Shades

#bf2ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2ada
  2. #ac26c4
  3. #9922ae
  4. #861d99
  5. #731983
  6. #60156d
  7. #4c1157
  8. #390d41
  9. #26082c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2ada
  2. #c53fde
  3. #cc55e1
  4. #d26ae5
  5. #d97fe9
  6. #df95ed
  7. #e5aaf0
  8. #ecbff4
  9. #f2d4f8
  10. #f9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2ada
  2. #b933d1
  3. #b23bc8
  4. #ac44bf
  5. #a64cb6
  6. #a055ad
  7. #995ea4
  8. #93669b
  9. #8d6f92
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9860a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407ad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7758dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8664d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c045ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2ada {
  color: #bf2ada;
}
Background
.bg-bf2ada {
  background-color: #bf2ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf2ada {
  border: 2px solid #bf2ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 42 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2ada, #da2a9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 42 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.96 #40d525 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf2ada  rgb(191, 42, 218)  hsl(291, 70%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#45da2a  rgb(69, 218, 42)  hsl(111, 70%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dabf2a  rgb(218, 191, 42)  hsl(51, 70%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2adabf  rgb(42, 218, 191)  hsl(171, 70%, 51%)  Turquoise