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#B405EF

#b405ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b405ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 1.96% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.69% cyan, 97.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.87°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1604

Complementary

  1. #b405ef
  2. #40ef05

Split complementary

  1. #b405ef
  2. #b5ef05
  3. #05ef3f

Analogous

  1. #3f05ef
  2. #b405ef
  3. #ef05b5

Triadic

  1. #b405ef
  2. #efb405
  3. #05efb4

Tetradic

  1. #b405ef
  2. #ef0540
  3. #40ef05
  4. #05efb4

Square

  1. #b405ef
  2. #ef3f05
  3. #40ef05
  4. #05b5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #430259
  2. #7c03a4
  3. #b405ef
  4. #cd45fb
  5. #e190fd

Shades

#b405ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b405ef
  2. #a205d7
  3. #9004bf
  4. #7e04a7
  5. #6c038f
  6. #5a0378
  7. #480260
  8. #360248
  9. #240130
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b405ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b405ef
  2. #bc1ef1
  3. #c337f2
  4. #cb50f4
  5. #d269f5
  6. #da82f7
  7. #e19bf9
  8. #e9b4fa
  9. #f0cdfc
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b405ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b405ef
  2. #af11e4
  3. #aa1ed9
  4. #a42ace
  5. #9f36c3
  6. #9a43b8
  7. #954fac
  8. #905ba1
  9. #8a6796
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9058b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad568d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6152f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b043bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b405ef {
  color: #b405ef;
}
Background
.bg-b405ef {
  background-color: #b405ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b405ef {
  border: 2px solid #b405ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b405ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 5 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b405ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b405ef, #ef05b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b405ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 5 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.59 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.82 #4bfa10 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b405ef  rgb(180, 5, 239)  hsl(285, 96%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#40ef05  rgb(64, 239, 5)  hsl(105, 96%, 48%)  Neon Green
#efb405  rgb(239, 180, 5)  hsl(45, 96%, 48%)  Amber
#05efb4  rgb(5, 239, 180)  hsl(165, 96%, 48%)  Aquamarine