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#B014E8

#b014e8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b014e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.14% cyan, 91.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 284.15°, with 84.13% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1556

Complementary

  1. #b014e8
  2. #4ce814

Split complementary

  1. #b014e8
  2. #b6e814
  3. #14e846

Analogous

  1. #4614e8
  2. #b014e8
  3. #e814b6

Triadic

  1. #b014e8
  2. #e8b014
  3. #14e8b0

Tetradic

  1. #b014e8
  2. #e8144c
  3. #4ce814
  4. #14e8b0

Square

  1. #b014e8
  2. #e84614
  3. #4ce814
  4. #14b6e8

Monochromatic

  1. #45085b
  2. #7b0ea2
  3. #b014e8
  4. #c858f1
  5. #df9ef7

Shades

#b014e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b014e8
  2. #9e12d1
  3. #8d10ba
  4. #7b0ea2
  5. #6a0c8b
  6. #580a74
  7. #46085d
  8. #350646
  9. #23042e
  10. #120217
  11. #000000

Tints

#b014e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b014e8
  2. #b82cea
  3. #c043ed
  4. #c85bef
  5. #d072f1
  6. #d88af4
  7. #dfa1f6
  8. #e7b9f8
  9. #efd0fa
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b014e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b014e8
  2. #ab1fde
  3. #a62ad3
  4. #a234c9
  5. #9d3fbe
  6. #984ab4
  7. #9355aa
  8. #8e609f
  9. #8a6a95
  10. #85758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d57ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6152eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705ae6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac44b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b014e8 {
  color: #b014e8;
}
Background
.bg-b014e8 {
  background-color: #b014e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b014e8 {
  border: 2px solid #b014e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b014e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 20 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b014e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b014e8, #e814b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b014e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 20 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.02 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.78 #4feb17 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b014e8  rgb(176, 20, 232)  hsl(284, 84%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#4ce814  rgb(76, 232, 20)  hsl(104, 84%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e8b014  rgb(232, 176, 20)  hsl(44, 84%, 49%)  Meat Brown
#14e8b0  rgb(20, 232, 176)  hsl(164, 84%, 49%)  Caribbean Green