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#B204EA

#b204ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b204ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 1.57% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.93% cyan, 98.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.39°, with 96.64% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1549

Complementary

  1. #b204ea
  2. #3cea04

Split complementary

  1. #b204ea
  2. #afea04
  3. #04ea3f

Analogous

  1. #3f04ea
  2. #b204ea
  3. #ea04af

Triadic

  1. #b204ea
  2. #eab204
  3. #04eab2

Tetradic

  1. #b204ea
  2. #ea043c
  3. #3cea04
  4. #04eab2

Square

  1. #b204ea
  2. #ea3f04
  3. #3cea04
  4. #04afea

Monochromatic

  1. #400154
  2. #79039f
  3. #b204ea
  4. #ce3ffc
  5. #e18afd

Shades

#b204ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b204ea
  2. #a004d3
  3. #8e03bb
  4. #7d03a4
  5. #6b028c
  6. #590275
  7. #47025e
  8. #350146
  9. #24012f
  10. #120017
  11. #000000

Tints

#b204ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b204ea
  2. #ba1dec
  3. #c136ee
  4. #c94ff0
  5. #d168f2
  6. #d982f5
  7. #e09bf7
  8. #e8b4f9
  9. #f0cdfb
  10. #f7e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b204ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b204ea
  2. #ad10df
  3. #a81dd5
  4. #a329ca
  5. #9e36c0
  6. #9942b5
  7. #944eaa
  8. #8f5ba0
  9. #8a6795
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e56ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac548a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6150ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7159e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae41b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b204ea {
  color: #b204ea;
}
Background
.bg-b204ea {
  background-color: #b204ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b204ea {
  border: 2px solid #b204ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b204ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 4 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b204ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b204ea, #ea04af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b204ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 4 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.09 #4dfb15 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b204ea  rgb(178, 4, 234)  hsl(285, 97%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3cea04  rgb(60, 234, 4)  hsl(105, 97%, 47%)  Neon Green
#eab204  rgb(234, 178, 4)  hsl(45, 97%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#04eab2  rgb(4, 234, 178)  hsl(165, 97%, 47%)  Caribbean Green