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#B005E5

#b005e5 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b005e5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 1.96% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 97.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 285.8°, with 95.73% saturation and 45.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.15

Complementary

  1. #b005e5
  2. #3ae505

Split complementary

  1. #b005e5
  2. #aae505
  3. #05e540

Analogous

  1. #4005e5
  2. #b005e5
  3. #e505aa

Triadic

  1. #b005e5
  2. #e5b005
  3. #05e5b0

Tetradic

  1. #b005e5
  2. #e5053a
  3. #3ae505
  4. #05e5b0

Square

  1. #b005e5
  2. #e54005
  3. #3ae505
  4. #05aae5

Monochromatic

  1. #3d024f
  2. #76039a
  3. #b005e5
  4. #ce3cfb
  5. #e187fc

Shades

#b005e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b005e5
  2. #9e05ce
  3. #8d04b7
  4. #7b04a0
  5. #6a0389
  6. #580373
  7. #46025c
  8. #350245
  9. #23012e
  10. #120117
  11. #000000

Tints

#b005e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b005e5
  2. #b81ee8
  3. #c037ea
  4. #c850ed
  5. #d069ef
  6. #d882f2
  7. #df9bf5
  8. #e7b4f7
  9. #efcdfa
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b005e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b005e5
  2. #ab11db
  3. #a61ed1
  4. #a22ac7
  5. #9d36bd
  6. #9843b3
  7. #934fa8
  8. #8e5b9e
  9. #8a6794
  10. #85748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c55aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604fe8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7058e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad3fb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b005e5 {
  color: #b005e5;
}
Background
.bg-b005e5 {
  background-color: #b005e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b005e5 {
  border: 2px solid #b005e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b005e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 5 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 96% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b005e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b005e5, #e505aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b005e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 5 229 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.13 #4ffa1a Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#b005e5  rgb(176, 5, 229)  hsl(286, 96%, 46%)  Vivid Violet
#3ae505  rgb(58, 229, 5)  hsl(106, 96%, 46%)  Neon Green
#e5b005  rgb(229, 176, 5)  hsl(46, 96%, 46%)  Meat Brown
#05e5b0  rgb(5, 229, 176)  hsl(166, 96%, 46%)  Caribbean Green