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#B408EA

#b408ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b408ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 3.14% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 96.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.66°, with 93.39% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1582

Complementary

  1. #b408ea
  2. #3eea08

Split complementary

  1. #b408ea
  2. #afea08
  3. #08ea43

Analogous

  1. #4308ea
  2. #b408ea
  3. #ea08af

Triadic

  1. #b408ea
  2. #eab408
  3. #08eab4

Tetradic

  1. #b408ea
  2. #ea083e
  3. #3eea08
  4. #08eab4

Square

  1. #b408ea
  2. #ea4308
  3. #3eea08
  4. #08afea

Monochromatic

  1. #420356
  2. #7b05a0
  3. #b408ea
  4. #ce46f9
  5. #e290fb

Shades

#b408ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b408ea
  2. #a207d3
  3. #9006bb
  4. #7e06a4
  5. #6c058c
  6. #5a0475
  7. #48035e
  8. #360246
  9. #24022f
  10. #120117
  11. #000000

Tints

#b408ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b408ea
  2. #bc21ec
  3. #c339ee
  4. #cb52f0
  5. #d26bf2
  6. #da84f5
  7. #e19cf7
  8. #e9b5f9
  9. #f0cefb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b408ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b408ea
  2. #af14df
  3. #aa20d5
  4. #a42cca
  5. #9f38c0
  6. #9a44b5
  7. #9550aa
  8. #905ca0
  9. #8a6895
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9057ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae548a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6351ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b142b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b408ea {
  color: #b408ea;
}
Background
.bg-b408ea {
  background-color: #b408ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b408ea {
  border: 2px solid #b408ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b408ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 8 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b408ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b408ea, #ea08af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b408ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 8 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.58 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.69 #4bf715 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b408ea  rgb(180, 8, 234)  hsl(286, 93%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3eea08  rgb(62, 234, 8)  hsl(106, 93%, 47%)  Neon Green
#eab408  rgb(234, 180, 8)  hsl(46, 93%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#08eab4  rgb(8, 234, 180)  hsl(166, 93%, 47%)  Caribbean Green