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#B017F2

#b017f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b017f2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 9.02% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 90.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 281.92°, with 89.39% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1625

Complementary

  1. #b017f2
  2. #59f217

Split complementary

  1. #b017f2
  2. #c6f217
  3. #17f243

Analogous

  1. #4317f2
  2. #b017f2
  3. #f217c6

Triadic

  1. #b017f2
  2. #f2b017
  3. #17f2b0

Tetradic

  1. #b017f2
  2. #f21759
  3. #59f217
  4. #17f2b0

Square

  1. #b017f2
  2. #f24317
  3. #59f217
  4. #17c6f2

Monochromatic

  1. #4c066a
  2. #800ab2
  3. #b017f2
  4. #c95ff6
  5. #e1a8fa

Shades

#b017f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b017f2
  2. #9e15da
  3. #8d12c2
  4. #7b10a9
  5. #6a0e91
  6. #580c79
  7. #460961
  8. #350749
  9. #230530
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b017f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b017f2
  2. #b82ef3
  3. #c045f5
  4. #c85df6
  5. #d074f7
  6. #d88bf9
  7. #dfa2fa
  8. #e7b9fb
  9. #efd1fc
  10. #f7e8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b017f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b017f2
  2. #ab22e7
  3. #a62cdb
  4. #a237d0
  5. #9d41c4
  6. #984cb9
  7. #9356ae
  8. #8e61a2
  9. #8a6b97
  10. #85768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e59b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d55f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d5bf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab49bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b017f2 {
  color: #b017f2;
}
Background
.bg-b017f2 {
  background-color: #b017f2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b017f2 {
  border: 2px solid #b017f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b017f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 23 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 89% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b017f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b017f2, #f217c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b017f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 23 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.75 #4fe80d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b017f2  rgb(176, 23, 242)  hsl(282, 89%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#59f217  rgb(89, 242, 23)  hsl(102, 89%, 52%)  Harlequin
#f2b017  rgb(242, 176, 23)  hsl(42, 89%, 52%)  Amber
#17f2b0  rgb(23, 242, 176)  hsl(162, 89%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green