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#B40DEF

#b40def ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b40def is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 5.1% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.69% cyan, 94.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.34°, with 89.68% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1622

Complementary

  1. #b40def
  2. #48ef0d

Split complementary

  1. #b40def
  2. #b9ef0d
  3. #0def43

Analogous

  1. #430def
  2. #b40def
  3. #ef0db9

Triadic

  1. #b40def
  2. #efb40d
  3. #0defb4

Tetradic

  1. #b40def
  2. #ef0d48
  3. #48ef0d
  4. #0defb4

Square

  1. #b40def
  2. #ef430d
  3. #48ef0d
  4. #0db9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #47055e
  2. #7d09a6
  3. #b40def
  4. #cb53f6
  5. #e19bfa

Shades

#b40def mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b40def
  2. #a20cd7
  3. #900abf
  4. #7e09a7
  5. #6c088f
  6. #5a0778
  7. #480560
  8. #360448
  9. #240330
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b40def mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b40def
  2. #bc25f1
  3. #c33df2
  4. #cb56f4
  5. #d26ef5
  6. #da86f7
  7. #e19ef9
  8. #e9b6fa
  9. #f0cffc
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b40def mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b40def
  2. #af19e4
  3. #aa24d9
  4. #a430ce
  5. #9f3bc3
  6. #9a47b8
  7. #9552ac
  8. #905ea1
  9. #8a6996
  10. #85758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9059b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad578d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6153f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b045bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b40def {
  color: #b40def;
}
Background
.bg-b40def {
  background-color: #b40def;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b40def {
  border: 2px solid #b40def;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b40def;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 13 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b40def {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b40def, #ef0db9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b40def {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 13 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.58 #4bf210 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b40def  rgb(180, 13, 239)  hsl(284, 90%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#48ef0d  rgb(72, 239, 13)  hsl(104, 90%, 49%)  Neon Green
#efb40d  rgb(239, 180, 13)  hsl(44, 90%, 49%)  Amber
#0defb4  rgb(13, 239, 180)  hsl(164, 90%, 49%)  Aquamarine