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#B117FE

#b117fe ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b117fe is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 9.02% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.31% cyan, 90.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 99.14% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1712

Complementary

  1. #b117fe
  2. #64fe17

Split complementary

  1. #b117fe
  2. #d7fe17
  3. #17fe3d

Analogous

  1. #3d17fe
  2. #b117fe
  3. #fe17d7

Triadic

  1. #b117fe
  2. #feb117
  3. #17feb1

Tetradic

  1. #b117fe
  2. #fe1764
  3. #64fe17
  4. #17feb1

Square

  1. #b117fe
  2. #fe3d17
  3. #64fe17
  4. #17d7fe

Monochromatic

  1. #52017b
  2. #8501c8
  3. #b117fe
  4. #cb63fe
  5. #e4afff

Shades

#b117fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b117fe
  2. #9f15e5
  3. #8e12cb
  4. #7c10b2
  5. #6a0e98
  6. #590c7f
  7. #470966
  8. #35074c
  9. #230533
  10. #120219
  11. #000000

Tints

#b117fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b117fe
  2. #b92efe
  3. #c145fe
  4. #c85dfe
  5. #d074fe
  6. #d88bff
  7. #e0a2ff
  8. #e8b9ff
  9. #efd1ff
  10. #f7e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b117fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b117fe
  2. #ac22f1
  3. #a72ce5
  4. #a237d8
  5. #9d41cc
  6. #994cbf
  7. #9456b2
  8. #8f61a6
  9. #8a6b99
  10. #85768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905cbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a56197 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5958ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #695dfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa4ec9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b117fe {
  color: #b117fe;
}
Background
.bg-b117fe {
  background-color: #b117fe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b117fe {
  border: 2px solid #b117fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b117fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 23 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 99% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b117fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b117fe, #fe17d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b117fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 23 254 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.94 #4ee801 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b117fe  rgb(177, 23, 254)  hsl(280, 99%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#64fe17  rgb(100, 254, 23)  hsl(100, 99%, 54%)  Harlequin
#feb117  rgb(254, 177, 23)  hsl(40, 99%, 54%)  Orange
#17feb1  rgb(23, 254, 177)  hsl(160, 99%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green