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#B149FD

#b149fd ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b149fd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 28.63% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.04% cyan, 71.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 274.67°, with 97.83% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.212

Complementary

  1. #b149fd
  2. #95fd49

Split complementary

  1. #b149fd
  2. #effd49
  3. #49fd57

Analogous

  1. #5749fd
  2. #b149fd
  3. #fd49ef

Triadic

  1. #b149fd
  2. #fdb149
  3. #49fdb1

Tetradic

  1. #b149fd
  2. #fd4995
  3. #95fd49
  4. #49fdb1

Square

  1. #b149fd
  2. #fd5749
  3. #95fd49
  4. #49effd

Monochromatic

  1. #6402ab
  2. #9003f7
  3. #b149fd
  4. #d195fe
  5. #f2e0ff

Shades

#b149fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b149fd
  2. #9f42e4
  3. #8e3aca
  4. #7c33b1
  5. #6a2c98
  6. #59257f
  7. #471d65
  8. #35164c
  9. #230f33
  10. #120719
  11. #000000

Tints

#b149fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b149fd
  2. #b95bfd
  3. #c16dfd
  4. #c880fe
  5. #d092fe
  6. #d8a4fe
  7. #e0b6fe
  8. #e8c8fe
  9. #efdbff
  10. #f7edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b149fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b149fd
  2. #ac4ff1
  3. #a754e4
  4. #a25ad8
  5. #9d5fcb
  6. #9965bf
  7. #946ab2
  8. #8f70a6
  9. #8a7599
  10. #857b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966dbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0080f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4739f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a965cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b149fd {
  color: #b149fd;
}
Background
.bg-b149fd {
  background-color: #b149fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b149fd {
  border: 2px solid #b149fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b149fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 73 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b149fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b149fd, #fd49ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b149fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 73 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.20 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.62 #4eb602 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b149fd  rgb(177, 73, 253)  hsl(275, 98%, 64%)  Electric Purple
#95fd49  rgb(149, 253, 73)  hsl(95, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#fdb149  rgb(253, 177, 73)  hsl(35, 98%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#49fdb1  rgb(73, 253, 177)  hsl(155, 98%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green