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#B512EA

#b512ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b512ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.65% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.28°, with 85.71% 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 3.11.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #b512ea
  2. #47ea12

Split complementary

  1. #b512ea
  2. #b3ea12
  3. #12ea49

Analogous

  1. #4912ea
  2. #b512ea
  3. #ea12b3

Triadic

  1. #b512ea
  2. #eab512
  3. #12eab5

Tetradic

  1. #b512ea
  2. #ea1247
  3. #47ea12
  4. #12eab5

Square

  1. #b512ea
  2. #ea4912
  3. #47ea12
  4. #12b3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #47075c
  2. #7e0da3
  3. #b512ea
  4. #cc56f2
  5. #e19df7

Shades

#b512ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b512ea
  2. #a310d3
  3. #910ebb
  4. #7f0da4
  5. #6d0b8c
  6. #5b0975
  7. #48075e
  8. #360546
  9. #24042f
  10. #120217
  11. #000000

Tints

#b512ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b512ea
  2. #bc2aec
  3. #c441ee
  4. #cb59f0
  5. #d371f2
  6. #da89f5
  7. #e1a0f7
  8. #e9b8f9
  9. #f0d0fb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b512ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b512ea
  2. #b01ddf
  3. #aa28d5
  4. #a533ca
  5. #a03ec0
  6. #9b49b5
  7. #9554aa
  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 #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0558b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6553ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b243b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b512ea {
  color: #b512ea;
}
Background
.bg-b512ea {
  background-color: #b512ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b512ea {
  border: 2px solid #b512ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b512ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b512ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b512ea, #ea12b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b512ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.19 #4aed15 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b512ea  rgb(181, 18, 234)  hsl(285, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#47ea12  rgb(71, 234, 18)  hsl(105, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eab512  rgb(234, 181, 18)  hsl(45, 86%, 49%)  Meat Brown
#12eab5  rgb(18, 234, 181)  hsl(165, 86%, 49%)  Aquamarine