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#B014E4

#b014e4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b014e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 7.84% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.81% cyan, 91.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 83.87% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #b014e4
  2. #48e414

Split complementary

  1. #b014e4
  2. #b0e414
  3. #14e448

Analogous

  1. #4814e4
  2. #b014e4
  3. #e414b0

Triadic

  1. #b014e4
  2. #e4b014
  3. #14e4b0

Tetradic

  1. #b014e4
  2. #e41448
  3. #48e414
  4. #14e4b0

Square

  1. #b014e4
  2. #e44814
  3. #48e414
  4. #14b0e4

Monochromatic

  1. #430857
  2. #7a0e9e
  3. #b014e4
  4. #c954f0
  5. #df9bf6

Shades

#b014e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b014e4
  2. #9e12cd
  3. #8d10b6
  4. #7b0ea0
  5. #6a0c89
  6. #580a72
  7. #46085b
  8. #350644
  9. #23042e
  10. #120217
  11. #000000

Tints

#b014e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b014e4
  2. #b82ce7
  3. #c043e9
  4. #c85bec
  5. #d072ef
  6. #d88af2
  7. #dfa1f4
  8. #e7b9f7
  9. #efd0fa
  10. #f7e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b014e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b014e4
  2. #ab1fda
  3. #a62ad0
  4. #a234c6
  5. #9d3fbc
  6. #984ab2
  7. #9355a8
  8. #8e609e
  9. #8a6a94
  10. #85758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d57aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6251e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7259e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad42b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b014e4 {
  color: #b014e4;
}
Background
.bg-b014e4 {
  background-color: #b014e4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b014e4 {
  border: 2px solid #b014e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b014e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 20 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b014e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b014e4, #e414b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b014e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 20 228 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.77 #4feb1b Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b014e4  rgb(176, 20, 228)  hsl(285, 84%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#48e414  rgb(72, 228, 20)  hsl(105, 84%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e4b014  rgb(228, 176, 20)  hsl(45, 84%, 49%)  Meat Brown
#14e4b0  rgb(20, 228, 176)  hsl(165, 84%, 49%)  Caribbean Green