Close to Electric Purple
#BF05EF
#BF05EF is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 2% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 96% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BF05EF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.68:1 AABlack text on this color
4.48:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.68:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.48:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BF05EF as they’d see it.
#BF05EF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BF05EF
What color is #BF05EF?
#BF05EF is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 2% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 96% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BF05EF in RGB?
#BF05EF is rgb(191, 5, 239): 191 red, 5 green, and 239 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BF05EF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 98, 0, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BF05EF?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BF05EF?
Its complement #168700 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.