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#B501EC

#b501ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b501ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 0.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.31% cyan, 99.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 285.96°, with 99.16% saturation and 46.47% 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 3.25.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.159

Complementary

  1. #b501ec
  2. #38ec01

Split complementary

  1. #b501ec
  2. #adec01
  3. #01ec40

Analogous

  1. #4001ec
  2. #b501ec
  3. #ec01ad

Triadic

  1. #b501ec
  2. #ecb501
  3. #01ecb5

Tetradic

  1. #b501ec
  2. #ec0138
  3. #38ec01
  4. #01ecb5

Square

  1. #b501ec
  2. #ec4001
  3. #38ec01
  4. #01adec

Monochromatic

  1. #400054
  2. #7b01a0
  3. #b501ec
  4. #d13bfe
  5. #e388fe

Shades

#b501ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b501ec
  2. #a301d4
  3. #9101bd
  4. #7f01a5
  5. #6d018e
  6. #5b0176
  7. #48005e
  8. #360047
  9. #24002f
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b501ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b501ec
  2. #bc1aee
  3. #c434f0
  4. #cb4df2
  5. #d367f4
  6. #da80f6
  7. #e199f7
  8. #e9b3f9
  9. #f0ccfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b501ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b501ec
  2. #b00ee1
  3. #aa1ad6
  4. #a527cc
  5. #a034c1
  6. #9b41b6
  7. #954dab
  8. #905aa0
  9. #8b6796
  10. #85738b
  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 #9057af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af548b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6351ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b241ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b501ec {
  color: #b501ec;
}
Background
.bg-b501ec {
  background-color: #b501ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b501ec {
  border: 2px solid #b501ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b501ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 1 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b501ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b501ec, #ec01ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b501ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 1 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.77 #4afe13 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b501ec  rgb(181, 1, 236)  hsl(286, 99%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#38ec01  rgb(56, 236, 1)  hsl(106, 99%, 46%)  Neon Green
#ecb501  rgb(236, 181, 1)  hsl(46, 99%, 46%)  Meat Brown
#01ecb5  rgb(1, 236, 181)  hsl(166, 99%, 46%)  Aquamarine