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#B112EE

#b112ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b112ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.63% cyan, 92.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.36°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1595

Complementary

  1. #b112ee
  2. #4fee12

Split complementary

  1. #b112ee
  2. #bdee12
  3. #12ee43

Analogous

  1. #4312ee
  2. #b112ee
  3. #ee12bd

Triadic

  1. #b112ee
  2. #eeb112
  3. #12eeb1

Tetradic

  1. #b112ee
  2. #ee124f
  3. #4fee12
  4. #12eeb1

Square

  1. #b112ee
  2. #ee4312
  3. #4fee12
  4. #12bdee

Monochromatic

  1. #470760
  2. #7c0ca8
  3. #b112ee
  4. #c859f3
  5. #e0a1f8

Shades

#b112ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b112ee
  2. #9f10d6
  3. #8e0ebe
  4. #7c0da7
  5. #6a0b8f
  6. #590977
  7. #47075f
  8. #350547
  9. #230430
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b112ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b112ee
  2. #b92af0
  3. #c141f1
  4. #c859f3
  5. #d071f5
  6. #d889f7
  7. #e0a0f8
  8. #e8b8fa
  9. #efd0fc
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b112ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b112ee
  2. #ac1de3
  3. #a728d8
  4. #a233cd
  5. #9d3ec2
  6. #9949b7
  7. #9454ac
  8. #8f5fa1
  9. #8a6a96
  10. #85758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e58b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9588d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f53f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac46bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b112ee {
  color: #b112ee;
}
Background
.bg-b112ee {
  background-color: #b112ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b112ee {
  border: 2px solid #b112ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b112ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 18 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b112ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b112ee, #ee12bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b112ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 18 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.78 #4eed11 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b112ee  rgb(177, 18, 238)  hsl(283, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#4fee12  rgb(79, 238, 18)  hsl(103, 87%, 50%)  Harlequin
#eeb112  rgb(238, 177, 18)  hsl(43, 87%, 50%)  Amber
#12eeb1  rgb(18, 238, 177)  hsl(163, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green