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#B00AEF

#b00aef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b00aef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 3.92% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.36% cyan, 95.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.49°, with 91.97% saturation and 48.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1568

Complementary

  1. #b00aef
  2. #49ef0a

Split complementary

  1. #b00aef
  2. #bcef0a
  3. #0aef3d

Analogous

  1. #3d0aef
  2. #b00aef
  3. #ef0abc

Triadic

  1. #b00aef
  2. #efb00a
  3. #0aefb0

Tetradic

  1. #b00aef
  2. #ef0a49
  3. #49ef0a
  4. #0aefb0

Square

  1. #b00aef
  2. #ef3d0a
  3. #49ef0a
  4. #0abcef

Monochromatic

  1. #44045c
  2. #7a07a6
  3. #b00aef
  4. #c94ef8
  5. #df97fb

Shades

#b00aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00aef
  2. #9e09d7
  3. #8d08bf
  4. #7b07a7
  5. #6a068f
  6. #580578
  7. #460460
  8. #350348
  9. #230230
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00aef
  2. #b823f1
  3. #c03bf2
  4. #c854f4
  5. #d06cf5
  6. #d885f7
  7. #df9df9
  8. #e7b6fa
  9. #efcefc
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00aef
  2. #ab16e4
  3. #a622d9
  4. #a22dce
  5. #9d39c3
  6. #9845b8
  7. #9351ac
  8. #8e5da1
  9. #8a6896
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d57b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8578d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d52f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d59ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab45bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00aef {
  color: #b00aef;
}
Background
.bg-b00aef {
  background-color: #b00aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00aef {
  border: 2px solid #b00aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00aef, #ef0abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.61 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 10.09 #4ff510 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b00aef  rgb(176, 10, 239)  hsl(283, 92%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#49ef0a  rgb(73, 239, 10)  hsl(103, 92%, 49%)  Harlequin
#efb00a  rgb(239, 176, 10)  hsl(43, 92%, 49%)  Amber
#0aefb0  rgb(10, 239, 176)  hsl(163, 92%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green