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#B200E4

#b200e4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b200e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 0% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.93% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 286.84°, with 100% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1507

Complementary

  1. #b200e4
  2. #32e400

Split complementary

  1. #b200e4
  2. #a4e400
  3. #00e440

Analogous

  1. #4000e4
  2. #b200e4
  3. #e400a4

Triadic

  1. #b200e4
  2. #e4b200
  3. #00e4b2

Tetradic

  1. #b200e4
  2. #e40032
  3. #32e400
  4. #00e4b2

Square

  1. #b200e4
  2. #e44000
  3. #32e400
  4. #00a4e4

Monochromatic

  1. #3b004b
  2. #760098
  3. #b200e4
  4. #d232ff
  5. #e37eff

Shades

#b200e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b200e4
  2. #a000cd
  3. #8e00b6
  4. #7d00a0
  5. #6b0089
  6. #590072
  7. #47005b
  8. #350044
  9. #24002e
  10. #120017
  11. #000000

Tints

#b200e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b200e4
  2. #ba1ae7
  3. #c133e9
  4. #c94dec
  5. #d166ef
  6. #d980f2
  7. #e099f4
  8. #e8b3f7
  9. #f0ccfa
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b200e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b200e4
  2. #ad0dda
  3. #a81ad0
  4. #a326c6
  5. #9e33bc
  6. #9940b2
  7. #944da8
  8. #8f5a9e
  9. #8a6694
  10. #85738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e55aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #624ee7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7358e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af3eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b200e4 {
  color: #b200e4;
}
Background
.bg-b200e4 {
  background-color: #b200e4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b200e4 {
  border: 2px solid #b200e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b200e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 0 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b200e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b200e4, #e400a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b200e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 0 228 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.08 #4dff1b Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b200e4  rgb(178, 0, 228)  hsl(287, 100%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#32e400  rgb(50, 228, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 45%)  Lime
#e4b200  rgb(228, 178, 0)  hsl(47, 100%, 45%)  Meat Brown
#00e4b2  rgb(0, 228, 178)  hsl(167, 100%, 45%)  Caribbean Green