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#B405FC

#b405fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b405fc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 98.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 282.51°, with 97.63% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.1684

Complementary

  1. #b405fc
  2. #4dfc05

Split complementary

  1. #b405fc
  2. #c8fc05
  3. #05fc38

Analogous

  1. #3805fc
  2. #b405fc
  3. #fc05c8

Triadic

  1. #b405fc
  2. #fcb405
  3. #05fcb4

Tetradic

  1. #b405fc
  2. #fc054d
  3. #4dfc05
  4. #05fcb4

Square

  1. #b405fc
  2. #fc3805
  3. #4dfc05
  4. #05c8fc

Monochromatic

  1. #490167
  2. #7f02b2
  3. #b405fc
  4. #cb51fd
  5. #e19cfe

Shades

#b405fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b405fc
  2. #a205e3
  3. #9004ca
  4. #7e04b0
  5. #6c0397
  6. #5a037e
  7. #480265
  8. #36024c
  9. #240132
  10. #120119
  11. #000000

Tints

#b405fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b405fc
  2. #bc1efc
  3. #c337fd
  4. #cb50fd
  5. #d269fd
  6. #da82fe
  7. #e19bfe
  8. #e9b4fe
  9. #f0cdfe
  10. #f8e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b405fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b405fc
  2. #af11f0
  3. #aa1ee3
  4. #a42ad7
  5. #9f36ca
  6. #9a43be
  7. #954fb2
  8. #905ba5
  9. #8a6799
  10. #85748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915aba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a95d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b55ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5bfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae49c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b405fc {
  color: #b405fc;
}
Background
.bg-b405fc {
  background-color: #b405fc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b405fc {
  border: 2px solid #b405fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b405fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 5 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 98% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b405fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b405fc, #fc05c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b405fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 5 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.06 #4bfa03 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b405fc  rgb(180, 5, 252)  hsl(283, 98%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#4dfc05  rgb(77, 252, 5)  hsl(103, 98%, 50%)  Harlequin
#fcb405  rgb(252, 180, 5)  hsl(43, 98%, 50%)  Amber
#05fcb4  rgb(5, 252, 180)  hsl(163, 98%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green