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#B400EB

#b400eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b400eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 0% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.4% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.96°, with 100% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #b400eb
  2. #37eb00

Split complementary

  1. #b400eb
  2. #aceb00
  3. #00eb3f

Analogous

  1. #3f00eb
  2. #b400eb
  3. #eb00ac

Triadic

  1. #b400eb
  2. #ebb400
  3. #00ebb4

Tetradic

  1. #b400eb
  2. #eb0037
  3. #37eb00
  4. #00ebb4

Square

  1. #b400eb
  2. #eb3f00
  3. #37eb00
  4. #00aceb

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0052
  2. #79009f
  3. #b400eb
  4. #d139ff
  5. #e285ff

Shades

#b400eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b400eb
  2. #a200d4
  3. #9000bc
  4. #7e00a5
  5. #6c008d
  6. #5a0076
  7. #48005e
  8. #360047
  9. #24002f
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b400eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b400eb
  2. #bc1aed
  3. #c333ef
  4. #cb4df1
  5. #d266f3
  6. #da80f5
  7. #e199f7
  8. #e9b3f9
  9. #f0ccfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b400eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b400eb
  2. #af0de0
  3. #aa1ad6
  4. #a426cb
  5. #9f33c0
  6. #9a40b6
  7. #954dab
  8. #905aa0
  9. #8a6695
  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 #8f57af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae538a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6250ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7259e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b141b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b400eb {
  color: #b400eb;
}
Background
.bg-b400eb {
  background-color: #b400eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b400eb {
  border: 2px solid #b400eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b400eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 0 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b400eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b400eb, #eb00ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b400eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 0 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.94 #4bff14 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b400eb  rgb(180, 0, 235)  hsl(286, 100%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#37eb00  rgb(55, 235, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 46%)  Neon Green
#ebb400  rgb(235, 180, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 46%)  Meat Brown
#00ebb4  rgb(0, 235, 180)  hsl(166, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine