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#B106EA

#b106ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b106ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 2.35% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.36% cyan, 97.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 95% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #b106ea
  2. #3fea06

Split complementary

  1. #b106ea
  2. #b1ea06
  3. #06ea3f

Analogous

  1. #3f06ea
  2. #b106ea
  3. #ea06b1

Triadic

  1. #b106ea
  2. #eab106
  3. #06eab1

Tetradic

  1. #b106ea
  2. #ea063f
  3. #3fea06
  4. #06eab1

Square

  1. #b106ea
  2. #ea3f06
  3. #3fea06
  4. #06b1ea

Monochromatic

  1. #400255
  2. #79049f
  3. #b106ea
  4. #cc42fa
  5. #e08dfc

Shades

#b106ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b106ea
  2. #9f05d3
  3. #8e05bb
  4. #7c04a4
  5. #6a048c
  6. #590375
  7. #47025e
  8. #350246
  9. #23012f
  10. #120117
  11. #000000

Tints

#b106ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b106ea
  2. #b91fec
  3. #c138ee
  4. #c851f0
  5. #d06af2
  6. #d883f5
  7. #e09bf7
  8. #e8b4f9
  9. #efcdfb
  10. #f7e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b106ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b106ea
  2. #ac12df
  3. #a71ed5
  4. #a22bca
  5. #9d37c0
  6. #9943b5
  7. #944faa
  8. #8f5ba0
  9. #8a6895
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d56ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab548a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6050ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7059e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad42b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b106ea {
  color: #b106ea;
}
Background
.bg-b106ea {
  background-color: #b106ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b106ea {
  border: 2px solid #b106ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b106ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 6 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 95% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b106ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b106ea, #ea06b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b106ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 6 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.17 #4ef915 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b106ea  rgb(177, 6, 234)  hsl(285, 95%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3fea06  rgb(63, 234, 6)  hsl(105, 95%, 47%)  Neon Green
#eab106  rgb(234, 177, 6)  hsl(45, 95%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#06eab1  rgb(6, 234, 177)  hsl(165, 95%, 47%)  Caribbean Green