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#B514FA

#b514fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b514fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 7.84% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.6% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 95.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.62.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #b514fa
  2. #59fa14

Split complementary

  1. #b514fa
  2. #ccfa14
  3. #14fa42

Analogous

  1. #4214fa
  2. #b514fa
  3. #fa14cc

Triadic

  1. #b514fa
  2. #fab514
  3. #14fab5

Tetradic

  1. #b514fa
  2. #fa1459
  3. #59fa14
  4. #14fab5

Square

  1. #b514fa
  2. #fa4214
  3. #59fa14
  4. #14ccfa

Monochromatic

  1. #510273
  2. #8604bd
  3. #b514fa
  4. #cd5ffc
  5. #e4aafd

Shades

#b514fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b514fa
  2. #a312e1
  3. #9110c8
  4. #7f0eaf
  5. #6d0c96
  6. #5b0a7d
  7. #480864
  8. #36064b
  9. #240432
  10. #120219
  11. #000000

Tints

#b514fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b514fa
  2. #bc2cfb
  3. #c443fb
  4. #cb5bfc
  5. #d372fc
  6. #da8afd
  7. #e1a1fd
  8. #e9b9fe
  9. #f0d0fe
  10. #f8e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b514fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b514fa
  2. #b01fee
  3. #aa2ae2
  4. #a534d5
  5. #a03fc9
  6. #9b4abd
  7. #9555b1
  8. #9060a5
  9. #8b6a98
  10. #85758c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925cb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f57fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5df8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4bc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b514fa {
  color: #b514fa;
}
Background
.bg-b514fa {
  background-color: #b514fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b514fa {
  border: 2px solid #b514fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b514fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 20 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 96% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b514fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b514fa, #fa14cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b514fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 20 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.45 #4aeb05 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b514fa  rgb(181, 20, 250)  hsl(282, 96%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#59fa14  rgb(89, 250, 20)  hsl(102, 96%, 53%)  Harlequin
#fab514  rgb(250, 181, 20)  hsl(42, 96%, 53%)  Amber
#14fab5  rgb(20, 250, 181)  hsl(162, 96%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green