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#B40BF2

#b40bf2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b40bf2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 4.31% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 95.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 283.9°, with 91.3% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1635

Complementary

  1. #b40bf2
  2. #49f20b

Split complementary

  1. #b40bf2
  2. #bcf20b
  3. #0bf241

Analogous

  1. #410bf2
  2. #b40bf2
  3. #f20bbc

Triadic

  1. #b40bf2
  2. #f2b40b
  3. #0bf2b4

Tetradic

  1. #b40bf2
  2. #f20b49
  3. #49f20b
  4. #0bf2b4

Square

  1. #b40bf2
  2. #f2410b
  3. #49f20b
  4. #0bbcf2

Monochromatic

  1. #470460
  2. #7e08a9
  3. #b40bf2
  4. #cb52f7
  5. #e19cfa

Shades

#b40bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b40bf2
  2. #a20ada
  3. #9009c2
  4. #7e08a9
  5. #6c0791
  6. #5a0679
  7. #480461
  8. #360349
  9. #240230
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b40bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b40bf2
  2. #bc23f3
  3. #c33cf5
  4. #cb54f6
  5. #d26df7
  6. #da85f9
  7. #e19dfa
  8. #e9b6fb
  9. #f0cefc
  10. #f8e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b40bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b40bf2
  2. #af17e7
  3. #aa22db
  4. #a42ed0
  5. #9f3ac4
  6. #9a46b9
  7. #9551ae
  8. #905da2
  9. #8a6997
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9059b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac588f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6053f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705bf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af45bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b40bf2 {
  color: #b40bf2;
}
Background
.bg-b40bf2 {
  background-color: #b40bf2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b40bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #b40bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b40bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 11 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 91% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b40bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b40bf2, #f20bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b40bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 11 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.69 #4bf40d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b40bf2  rgb(180, 11, 242)  hsl(284, 91%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#49f20b  rgb(73, 242, 11)  hsl(104, 91%, 50%)  Harlequin
#f2b40b  rgb(242, 180, 11)  hsl(44, 91%, 50%)  Amber
#0bf2b4  rgb(11, 242, 180)  hsl(164, 91%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green