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#B200EF

#b200ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b200ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.52% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.69°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #b200ef
  2. #3def00

Split complementary

  1. #b200ef
  2. #b4ef00
  3. #00ef3b

Analogous

  1. #3b00ef
  2. #b200ef
  3. #ef00b4

Triadic

  1. #b200ef
  2. #efb200
  3. #00efb2

Tetradic

  1. #b200ef
  2. #ef003d
  3. #3def00
  4. #00efb2

Square

  1. #b200ef
  2. #ef3b00
  3. #3def00
  4. #00b4ef

Monochromatic

  1. #400056
  2. #7900a2
  3. #b200ef
  4. #cd3cff
  5. #e189ff

Shades

#b200ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b200ef
  2. #a000d7
  3. #8e00bf
  4. #7d00a7
  5. #6b008f
  6. #590078
  7. #470060
  8. #350048
  9. #240030
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b200ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b200ef
  2. #ba1af1
  3. #c133f2
  4. #c94df4
  5. #d166f5
  6. #d980f7
  7. #e099f9
  8. #e8b3fa
  9. #f0ccfc
  10. #f7e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b200ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b200ef
  2. #ad0de4
  3. #a81ad9
  4. #a326ce
  5. #9e33c3
  6. #9940b8
  7. #944dac
  8. #8f5aa1
  9. #8a6696
  10. #85738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e57b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab568d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e51f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f59ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae43bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b200ef {
  color: #b200ef;
}
Background
.bg-b200ef {
  background-color: #b200ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b200ef {
  border: 2px solid #b200ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b200ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 0 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b200ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b200ef, #ef00b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b200ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 0 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.24 #4dff10 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b200ef  rgb(178, 0, 239)  hsl(285, 100%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3def00  rgb(61, 239, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 47%)  Neon Green
#efb200  rgb(239, 178, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 47%)  Amber
#00efb2  rgb(0, 239, 178)  hsl(165, 100%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green