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#B016EF

#b016ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b016ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 8.63% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.36% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.58°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1604

Complementary

  1. #b016ef
  2. #55ef16

Split complementary

  1. #b016ef
  2. #c2ef16
  3. #16ef44

Analogous

  1. #4416ef
  2. #b016ef
  3. #ef16c2

Triadic

  1. #b016ef
  2. #efb016
  3. #16efb0

Tetradic

  1. #b016ef
  2. #ef1655
  3. #55ef16
  4. #16efb0

Square

  1. #b016ef
  2. #ef4416
  3. #55ef16
  4. #16c2ef

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0765
  2. #7e0cad
  3. #b016ef
  4. #c85ef4
  5. #e1a5f9

Shades

#b016ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b016ef
  2. #9e14d7
  3. #8d12bf
  4. #7b0fa7
  5. #6a0d8f
  6. #580b78
  7. #460960
  8. #350748
  9. #230430
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b016ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b016ef
  2. #b82df1
  3. #c045f2
  4. #c85cf4
  5. #d073f5
  6. #d88bf7
  7. #dfa2f9
  8. #e7b9fa
  9. #efd0fc
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b016ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b016ef
  2. #ab21e4
  3. #a62bd9
  4. #a236ce
  5. #9d40c3
  6. #984bb8
  7. #9356ac
  8. #8e60a1
  9. #8a6b96
  10. #85758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e59b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8598e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e54f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab47bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b016ef {
  color: #b016ef;
}
Background
.bg-b016ef {
  background-color: #b016ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b016ef {
  border: 2px solid #b016ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b016ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b016ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b016ef, #ef16c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b016ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.75 #4fe910 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b016ef  rgb(176, 22, 239)  hsl(283, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#55ef16  rgb(85, 239, 22)  hsl(103, 87%, 51%)  Harlequin
#efb016  rgb(239, 176, 22)  hsl(43, 87%, 51%)  Amber
#16efb0  rgb(22, 239, 176)  hsl(163, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green