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#B014E5

#b014e5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b014e5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 91.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 284.78°, with 83.94% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #b014e5
  2. #49e514

Split complementary

  1. #b014e5
  2. #b2e514
  3. #14e547

Analogous

  1. #4714e5
  2. #b014e5
  3. #e514b2

Triadic

  1. #b014e5
  2. #e5b014
  3. #14e5b0

Tetradic

  1. #b014e5
  2. #e51449
  3. #49e514
  4. #14e5b0

Square

  1. #b014e5
  2. #e54714
  3. #49e514
  4. #14b2e5

Monochromatic

  1. #440858
  2. #7a0e9f
  3. #b014e5
  4. #c955f0
  5. #df9cf6

Shades

#b014e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b014e5
  2. #9e12ce
  3. #8d10b7
  4. #7b0ea0
  5. #6a0c89
  6. #580a73
  7. #46085c
  8. #350645
  9. #23042e
  10. #120217
  11. #000000

Tints

#b014e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b014e5
  2. #b82ce8
  3. #c043ea
  4. #c85bed
  5. #d072ef
  6. #d88af2
  7. #dfa1f5
  8. #e7b9f7
  9. #efd0fa
  10. #f7e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b014e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b014e5
  2. #ab1fdb
  3. #a62ad1
  4. #a234c7
  5. #9d3fbd
  6. #984ab3
  7. #9355a8
  8. #8e609e
  9. #8a6a94
  10. #85758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d57ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6251e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7159e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad43b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b014e5 {
  color: #b014e5;
}
Background
.bg-b014e5 {
  background-color: #b014e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b014e5 {
  border: 2px solid #b014e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b014e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 20 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b014e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b014e5, #e514b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b014e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 20 229 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.77 #4feb1a Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b014e5  rgb(176, 20, 229)  hsl(285, 84%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#49e514  rgb(73, 229, 20)  hsl(105, 84%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e5b014  rgb(229, 176, 20)  hsl(45, 84%, 49%)  Meat Brown
#14e5b0  rgb(20, 229, 176)  hsl(165, 84%, 49%)  Caribbean Green