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#B50FF4

#b50ff4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b50ff4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 5.88% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.82% cyan, 93.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 283.49°, with 91.24% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.167

Complementary

  1. #b50ff4
  2. #4ef40f

Split complementary

  1. #b50ff4
  2. #c1f40f
  3. #0ff442

Analogous

  1. #420ff4
  2. #b50ff4
  3. #f40fc1

Triadic

  1. #b50ff4
  2. #f4b50f
  3. #0ff4b5

Tetradic

  1. #b50ff4
  2. #f40f4e
  3. #4ef40f
  4. #0ff4b5

Square

  1. #b50ff4
  2. #f4420f
  3. #4ef40f
  4. #0fc1f4

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0565
  2. #8108ae
  3. #b50ff4
  4. #cc58f7
  5. #e2a1fb

Shades

#b50ff4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b50ff4
  2. #a30edc
  3. #910cc3
  4. #7f0bab
  5. #6d0992
  6. #5b087a
  7. #480662
  8. #360549
  9. #240331
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b50ff4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b50ff4
  2. #bc27f5
  3. #c43ff6
  4. #cb57f7
  5. #d36ff8
  6. #da87fa
  7. #e19ffb
  8. #e9b7fc
  9. #f0cffd
  10. #f8e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b50ff4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b50ff4
  2. #b01ae8
  3. #aa26dd
  4. #a531d1
  5. #a03cc6
  6. #9b48ba
  7. #9553ae
  8. #905ea3
  9. #8b6997
  10. #85758c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915ab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6155f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715cf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b047c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b50ff4 {
  color: #b50ff4;
}
Background
.bg-b50ff4 {
  background-color: #b50ff4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b50ff4 {
  border: 2px solid #b50ff4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b50ff4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 15 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 91% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b50ff4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b50ff4, #f40fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b50ff4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 15 244 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.24 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.47 #4af00b Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b50ff4  rgb(181, 15, 244)  hsl(283, 91%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4ef40f  rgb(78, 244, 15)  hsl(103, 91%, 51%)  Harlequin
#f4b50f  rgb(244, 181, 15)  hsl(43, 91%, 51%)  Amber
#0ff4b5  rgb(15, 244, 181)  hsl(163, 91%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green