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#b20bfa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b20bfa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 4.31% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.8% cyan, 95.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.92°, with 95.98% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #b20bfa
  2. #53fa0b

Split complementary

  1. #b20bfa
  2. #cbfa0b
  3. #0bfa3a

Analogous

  1. #3a0bfa
  2. #b20bfa
  3. #fa0bcb

Triadic

  1. #b20bfa
  2. #fab20b
  3. #0bfab2

Tetradic

  1. #b20bfa
  2. #fa0b53
  3. #53fa0b
  4. #0bfab2

Square

  1. #b20bfa
  2. #fa3a0b
  3. #53fa0b
  4. #0bcbfa

Monochromatic

  1. #4b026a
  2. #7f04b5
  3. #b20bfa
  4. #ca56fc
  5. #e1a1fd

Shades

#b20bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b20bfa
  2. #a00ae1
  3. #8e09c8
  4. #7d08af
  5. #6b0796
  6. #59067d
  7. #470464
  8. #35034b
  9. #240232
  10. #120119
  11. #000000

Tints

#b20bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b20bfa
  2. #ba23fb
  3. #c13cfb
  4. #c954fc
  5. #d16dfc
  6. #d985fd
  7. #e09dfd
  8. #e8b6fe
  9. #f0cefe
  10. #f7e7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b20bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b20bfa
  2. #ad17ee
  3. #a822e2
  4. #a32ed5
  5. #9e3ac9
  6. #9946bd
  7. #9451b1
  8. #8f5da5
  9. #8a6998
  10. #85748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9059b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a55fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b5bf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac49c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b20bfa {
  color: #b20bfa;
}
Background
.bg-b20bfa {
  background-color: #b20bfa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b20bfa {
  border: 2px solid #b20bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b20bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 11 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b20bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b20bfa, #fa0bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b20bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 11 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.11 #4df405 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b20bfa  rgb(178, 11, 250)  hsl(282, 96%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#53fa0b  rgb(83, 250, 11)  hsl(102, 96%, 51%)  Harlequin
#fab20b  rgb(250, 178, 11)  hsl(42, 96%, 51%)  Amber
#0bfab2  rgb(11, 250, 178)  hsl(162, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green