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#B147EB

#b147eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b147eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 27.84% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.68% cyan, 69.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 278.78°, with 80.39% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1985

Complementary

  1. #b147eb
  2. #81eb47

Split complementary

  1. #b147eb
  2. #d3eb47
  3. #47eb5f

Analogous

  1. #5f47eb
  2. #b147eb
  3. #eb47d3

Triadic

  1. #b147eb
  2. #ebb147
  3. #47ebb1

Tetradic

  1. #b147eb
  2. #eb4781
  3. #81eb47
  4. #47ebb1

Square

  1. #b147eb
  2. #eb5f47
  3. #81eb47
  4. #47d3eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f8a
  2. #8e17cf
  3. #b147eb
  4. #ce8cf2
  5. #ebd1fa

Shades

#b147eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b147eb
  2. #9f40d4
  3. #8e39bc
  4. #7c32a5
  5. #6a2b8d
  6. #592476
  7. #471c5e
  8. #351547
  9. #230e2f
  10. #120718
  11. #000000

Tints

#b147eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b147eb
  2. #b959ed
  3. #c16cef
  4. #c87ef1
  5. #d091f3
  6. #d8a3f5
  7. #e0b5f7
  8. #e8c8f9
  9. #efdafb
  10. #f7edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b147eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b147eb
  2. #ac4de0
  3. #a752d6
  4. #a258cb
  5. #9d5ec0
  6. #9964b6
  7. #9469ab
  8. #8f6fa0
  9. #8a7595
  10. #857a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946ab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d7de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a96b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d67ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796be9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac5fbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b147eb {
  color: #b147eb;
}
Background
.bg-b147eb {
  background-color: #b147eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b147eb {
  border: 2px solid #b147eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b147eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 71 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b147eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b147eb, #eb47d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b147eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 71 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.81 #4eb814 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b147eb  rgb(177, 71, 235)  hsl(279, 80%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#81eb47  rgb(129, 235, 71)  hsl(99, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#ebb147  rgb(235, 177, 71)  hsl(39, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#47ebb1  rgb(71, 235, 177)  hsl(159, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine