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#B206EA

#b206ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b206ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 2.35% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.93% cyan, 97.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.26°, with 95% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #b206ea
  2. #3eea06

Split complementary

  1. #b206ea
  2. #b0ea06
  3. #06ea40

Analogous

  1. #4006ea
  2. #b206ea
  3. #ea06b0

Triadic

  1. #b206ea
  2. #eab206
  3. #06eab2

Tetradic

  1. #b206ea
  2. #ea063e
  3. #3eea06
  4. #06eab2

Square

  1. #b206ea
  2. #ea4006
  3. #3eea06
  4. #06b0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #410255
  2. #79049f
  3. #b206ea
  4. #cd42fa
  5. #e18dfc

Shades

#b206ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b206ea
  2. #a005d3
  3. #8e05bb
  4. #7d04a4
  5. #6b048c
  6. #590375
  7. #47025e
  8. #350246
  9. #24012f
  10. #120117
  11. #000000

Tints

#b206ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b206ea
  2. #ba1fec
  3. #c138ee
  4. #c951f0
  5. #d16af2
  6. #d983f5
  7. #e09bf7
  8. #e8b4f9
  9. #f0cdfb
  10. #f7e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b206ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b206ea
  2. #ad12df
  3. #a81ed5
  4. #a32bca
  5. #9e37c0
  6. #9943b5
  7. #944faa
  8. #8f5ba0
  9. #8a6895
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 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 #ae42b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b206ea {
  color: #b206ea;
}
Background
.bg-b206ea {
  background-color: #b206ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b206ea {
  border: 2px solid #b206ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b206ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 6 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 95% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b206ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b206ea, #ea06b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b206ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 6 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.03 #4df915 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b206ea  rgb(178, 6, 234)  hsl(285, 95%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3eea06  rgb(62, 234, 6)  hsl(105, 95%, 47%)  Neon Green
#eab206  rgb(234, 178, 6)  hsl(45, 95%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#06eab2  rgb(6, 234, 178)  hsl(165, 95%, 47%)  Caribbean Green