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#B400EF

#b400ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b400ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.69% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.19°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1594

Complementary

  1. #b400ef
  2. #3bef00

Split complementary

  1. #b400ef
  2. #b2ef00
  3. #00ef3d

Analogous

  1. #3d00ef
  2. #b400ef
  3. #ef00b2

Triadic

  1. #b400ef
  2. #efb400
  3. #00efb4

Tetradic

  1. #b400ef
  2. #ef003b
  3. #3bef00
  4. #00efb4

Square

  1. #b400ef
  2. #ef3d00
  3. #3bef00
  4. #00b2ef

Monochromatic

  1. #410056
  2. #7a00a2
  3. #b400ef
  4. #cf3cff
  5. #e289ff

Shades

#b400ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b400ef
  2. #a200d7
  3. #9000bf
  4. #7e00a7
  5. #6c008f
  6. #5a0078
  7. #480060
  8. #360048
  9. #240030
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b400ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b400ef
  2. #bc1af1
  3. #c333f2
  4. #cb4df4
  5. #d266f5
  6. #da80f7
  7. #e199f9
  8. #e9b3fa
  9. #f0ccfc
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b400ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b400ef
  2. #af0de4
  3. #aa1ad9
  4. #a426ce
  5. #9f33c3
  6. #9a40b8
  7. #954dac
  8. #905aa1
  9. #8a6696
  10. #85738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9057b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad558d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6051f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b042bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b400ef {
  color: #b400ef;
}
Background
.bg-b400ef {
  background-color: #b400ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b400ef {
  border: 2px solid #b400ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b400ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 0 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b400ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b400ef, #ef00b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b400ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 0 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.01 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.96 #4bff10 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b400ef  rgb(180, 0, 239)  hsl(285, 100%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3bef00  rgb(59, 239, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 47%)  Neon Green
#efb400  rgb(239, 180, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 47%)  Amber
#00efb4  rgb(0, 239, 180)  hsl(165, 100%, 47%)  Aquamarine