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#B112E6

#b112e6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b112e6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 7.06% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.04% cyan, 92.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 85.48% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1549

Complementary

  1. #b112e6
  2. #47e612

Split complementary

  1. #b112e6
  2. #b1e612
  3. #12e647

Analogous

  1. #4712e6
  2. #b112e6
  3. #e612b1

Triadic

  1. #b112e6
  2. #e6b112
  3. #12e6b1

Tetradic

  1. #b112e6
  2. #e61247
  3. #47e612
  4. #12e6b1

Square

  1. #b112e6
  2. #e64712
  3. #47e612
  4. #12b1e6

Monochromatic

  1. #440758
  2. #7a0c9f
  3. #b112e6
  4. #ca53f2
  5. #e09af7

Shades

#b112e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b112e6
  2. #9f10cf
  3. #8e0eb8
  4. #7c0da1
  5. #6a0b8a
  6. #590973
  7. #47075c
  8. #350545
  9. #23042e
  10. #120217
  11. #000000

Tints

#b112e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b112e6
  2. #b92ae9
  3. #c141eb
  4. #c859ee
  5. #d071f0
  6. #d889f3
  7. #e0a0f5
  8. #e8b8f8
  9. #efd0fa
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b112e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b112e6
  2. #ac1ddc
  3. #a728d2
  4. #a233c7
  5. #9d3ebd
  6. #9949b3
  7. #9454a9
  8. #8f5f9f
  9. #8a6a94
  10. #85758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e57ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac5488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6251e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725ae4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae42b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b112e6 {
  color: #b112e6;
}
Background
.bg-b112e6 {
  background-color: #b112e6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b112e6 {
  border: 2px solid #b112e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b112e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 18 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 85% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b112e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b112e6, #e612b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b112e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 18 230 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.73 #4eed19 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b112e6  rgb(177, 18, 230)  hsl(285, 85%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#47e612  rgb(71, 230, 18)  hsl(105, 85%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e6b112  rgb(230, 177, 18)  hsl(45, 85%, 49%)  Meat Brown
#12e6b1  rgb(18, 230, 177)  hsl(165, 85%, 49%)  Caribbean Green