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#B409EB

#b409eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b409eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 3.53% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.4% cyan, 96.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.4°, with 92.62% saturation and 47.84% 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 3.31.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.159

Complementary

  1. #b409eb
  2. #40eb09

Split complementary

  1. #b409eb
  2. #b1eb09
  3. #09eb43

Analogous

  1. #4309eb
  2. #b409eb
  3. #eb09b1

Triadic

  1. #b409eb
  2. #ebb409
  3. #09ebb4

Tetradic

  1. #b409eb
  2. #eb0940
  3. #40eb09
  4. #09ebb4

Square

  1. #b409eb
  2. #eb4309
  3. #40eb09
  4. #09b1eb

Monochromatic

  1. #430358
  2. #7c06a1
  3. #b409eb
  4. #cd48f8
  5. #e192fb

Shades

#b409eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b409eb
  2. #a208d4
  3. #9007bc
  4. #7e06a5
  5. #6c058d
  6. #5a0576
  7. #48045e
  8. #360347
  9. #24022f
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b409eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b409eb
  2. #bc22ed
  3. #c33aef
  4. #cb53f1
  5. #d26bf3
  6. #da84f5
  7. #e19df7
  8. #e9b5f9
  9. #f0cefb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b409eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b409eb
  2. #af15e0
  3. #aa21d6
  4. #a42dcb
  5. #9f39c0
  6. #9a45b6
  7. #9550ab
  8. #905ca0
  9. #8a6895
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9058af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae548b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6351ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735ae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b142b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b409eb {
  color: #b409eb;
}
Background
.bg-b409eb {
  background-color: #b409eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b409eb {
  border: 2px solid #b409eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b409eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 9 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b409eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b409eb, #eb09b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b409eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 9 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.67 #4bf614 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b409eb  rgb(180, 9, 235)  hsl(285, 93%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#40eb09  rgb(64, 235, 9)  hsl(105, 93%, 48%)  Neon Green
#ebb409  rgb(235, 180, 9)  hsl(45, 93%, 48%)  Meat Brown
#09ebb4  rgb(9, 235, 180)  hsl(165, 93%, 48%)  Aquamarine