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#B424FA

#b424fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b424fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 14.12% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28% cyan, 85.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.37°, with 95.54% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #b424fa
  2. #6afa24

Split complementary

  1. #b424fa
  2. #d5fa24
  3. #24fa49

Analogous

  1. #4924fa
  2. #b424fa
  3. #fa24d5

Triadic

  1. #b424fa
  2. #fab424
  3. #24fab4

Tetradic

  1. #b424fa
  2. #fa246a
  3. #6afa24
  4. #24fab4

Square

  1. #b424fa
  2. #fa4924
  3. #6afa24
  4. #24d5fa

Monochromatic

  1. #580382
  2. #8b05cd
  3. #b424fa
  4. #ce6ffc
  5. #e7bafd

Shades

#b424fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b424fa
  2. #a220e1
  3. #901dc8
  4. #7e19af
  5. #6c1696
  6. #5a127d
  7. #480e64
  8. #360b4b
  9. #240732
  10. #120419
  11. #000000

Tints

#b424fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b424fa
  2. #bc3afb
  3. #c350fb
  4. #cb66fc
  5. #d27cfc
  6. #da92fd
  7. #e1a7fd
  8. #e9bdfe
  9. #f0d3fe
  10. #f8e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b424fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b424fa
  2. #af2dee
  3. #aa36e2
  4. #a440d5
  5. #9f49c9
  6. #9a52bd
  7. #955bb1
  8. #9064a5
  9. #8a6e98
  10. #85778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935fba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa6296 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605bfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7060f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae50c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b424fa {
  color: #b424fa;
}
Background
.bg-b424fa {
  background-color: #b424fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b424fa {
  border: 2px solid #b424fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b424fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 36 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b424fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b424fa, #fa24d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b424fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 36 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.28 #4bdb05 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b424fa  rgb(180, 36, 250)  hsl(280, 96%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#6afa24  rgb(106, 250, 36)  hsl(100, 96%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#fab424  rgb(250, 180, 36)  hsl(40, 96%, 56%)  Amber
#24fab4  rgb(36, 250, 180)  hsl(160, 96%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green