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#B511FA

#b511fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b511fa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.6% cyan, 93.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 282.23°, with 95.88% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #b511fa
  2. #56fa11

Split complementary

  1. #b511fa
  2. #cbfa11
  3. #11fa40

Analogous

  1. #4011fa
  2. #b511fa
  3. #fa11cb

Triadic

  1. #b511fa
  2. #fab511
  3. #11fab5

Tetradic

  1. #b511fa
  2. #fa1156
  3. #56fa11
  4. #11fab5

Square

  1. #b511fa
  2. #fa4011
  3. #56fa11
  4. #11cbfa

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0270
  2. #8404bb
  3. #b511fa
  4. #cc5cfc
  5. #e4a7fd

Shades

#b511fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b511fa
  2. #a30fe1
  3. #910ec8
  4. #7f0caf
  5. #6d0a96
  6. #5b097d
  7. #480764
  8. #36054b
  9. #240332
  10. #120219
  11. #000000

Tints

#b511fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b511fa
  2. #bc29fb
  3. #c441fb
  4. #cb58fc
  5. #d370fc
  6. #da88fd
  7. #e1a0fd
  8. #e9b8fe
  9. #f0cffe
  10. #f8e7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b511fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b511fa
  2. #b01cee
  3. #aa27e2
  4. #a532d5
  5. #a03dc9
  6. #9b49bd
  7. #9554b1
  8. #905fa5
  9. #8b6a98
  10. #85758c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925bb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e56fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5df8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4ac5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b511fa {
  color: #b511fa;
}
Background
.bg-b511fa {
  background-color: #b511fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b511fa {
  border: 2px solid #b511fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b511fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 17 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 96% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b511fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b511fa, #fa11cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b511fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 17 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.56 #4aee05 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b511fa  rgb(181, 17, 250)  hsl(282, 96%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#56fa11  rgb(86, 250, 17)  hsl(102, 96%, 52%)  Harlequin
#fab511  rgb(250, 181, 17)  hsl(42, 96%, 52%)  Amber
#11fab5  rgb(17, 250, 181)  hsl(162, 96%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green