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#B511EB

#b511eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b511eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 6.67% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.98% cyan, 92.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.14°, with 86.51% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1622

Complementary

  1. #b511eb
  2. #47eb11

Split complementary

  1. #b511eb
  2. #b4eb11
  3. #11eb48

Analogous

  1. #4811eb
  2. #b511eb
  3. #eb11b4

Triadic

  1. #b511eb
  2. #ebb511
  3. #11ebb5

Tetradic

  1. #b511eb
  2. #eb1147
  3. #47eb11
  4. #11ebb5

Square

  1. #b511eb
  2. #eb4811
  3. #47eb11
  4. #11b4eb

Monochromatic

  1. #47075c
  2. #7e0ca4
  3. #b511eb
  4. #cc56f3
  5. #e19df8

Shades

#b511eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b511eb
  2. #a30fd4
  3. #910ebc
  4. #7f0ca5
  5. #6d0a8d
  6. #5b0976
  7. #48075e
  8. #360547
  9. #24032f
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b511eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b511eb
  2. #bc29ed
  3. #c441ef
  4. #cb58f1
  5. #d370f3
  6. #da88f5
  7. #e1a0f7
  8. #e9b8f9
  9. #f0cffb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b511eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b511eb
  2. #b01ce0
  3. #aa27d6
  4. #a532cb
  5. #a03dc0
  6. #9b49b6
  7. #9554ab
  8. #905fa0
  9. #8b6a95
  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 #9159af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af558b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6453ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745be9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b244b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b511eb {
  color: #b511eb;
}
Background
.bg-b511eb {
  background-color: #b511eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b511eb {
  border: 2px solid #b511eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b511eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 17 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 87% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b511eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b511eb, #eb11b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b511eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 17 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.25 #4aee14 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b511eb  rgb(181, 17, 235)  hsl(285, 87%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#47eb11  rgb(71, 235, 17)  hsl(105, 87%, 49%)  Neon Green
#ebb511  rgb(235, 181, 17)  hsl(45, 87%, 49%)  Meat Brown
#11ebb5  rgb(17, 235, 181)  hsl(165, 87%, 49%)  Aquamarine