Color swatch image showing Electric Purple (#BF00FF) with RGB(191,0,255) values

Electric Purple (#BF00FF) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Electric Purple (#BF00FF) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Electric Purple (#BF00FF) Color Information

Electric Purple (#BF00FF) RGB value is (191, 0, 255). The hex color red value is 191, green is 0, and blue is 255. Its HSL format shows a hue of 285°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 50 percent. The CMYK process values are 25 percent, 100 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent.

Electric Purple
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rgb(191, 0, 255)
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Electric Purple (#BF00FF) Color Meaning

Electric Purple (#BF00FF) fuses digital mysticism with unapologetic boldness. This fully saturated violet—deeper than magenta, cooler than crimson—glows with the intensity of plasma screens and rave lighting. Electric Purple (#BF00FF) creates immediate focal points in dark-mode interfaces, leveraging the eye’s sensitivity to short-wavelength contrast without triggering visual fatigue when used judiciously. In cultural contexts, Electric Purple (#BF00FF) bridges cyberpunk rebellion and queer futurism, symbolizing identities that refuse categorization. Research in social semiotics links it to nonconformity, innovation, and emotional amplification in virtual spaces. Spiritually, Electric Purple (#BF00FF) represents the collapse of binaries: logic and intuition, code and soul. In branding, it declares originality, edge, and fearless self-expression. It does not blend—it redefines the palette.

Color Conversion

Convert Electric Purple (#BF00FF) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#BF00FF
RGB
rgb(191, 0, 255)
HSL
hsl(285°, 100%, 50%)
CMYK
cmyk(25%, 100%, 0%, 0%)
HSV
hsv(285°, 100%, 100%)
XYZ
39.5359 18.2964 96.0555
Yxy
18.2964 0.2569 0.1189
Hunter Lab
42.7743 8.8068 -9.5989
CIE-Lab
49.8536 89.3877 -78.2750

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red191 / 255 (75%)
75%
Green0 / 255 (0%)
Blue255 / 255 (100%)
100%

CMYK Values

Cyan25 / 100 (25%)
25%
Magenta100 / 100 (100%)
100%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)0 / 100 (0%)

Color Variations

Electric Purple (#BF00FF) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Electric Purple (#BF00FF) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Electric Purple (#BF00FF) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#BF00FF

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

4.51:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

4.51:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

4.51:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #BF00FF appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Electric Purple (#BF00FF)

protanopia

#6c6bc1

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #BF00FF;

Text Color

color: #BF00FF;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #BF00FF;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BF00FF40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #BF00FF;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #BF00FF 0%, #710097 100%);

Electric Purple (#BF00FF) Color FAQs

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