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#B51DEC

#b51dec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b51dec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 11.37% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.31% cyan, 87.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 284.06°, with 84.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #b51dec
  2. #54ec1d

Split complementary

  1. #b51dec
  2. #bbec1d
  3. #1dec4e

Analogous

  1. #4e1dec
  2. #b51dec
  3. #ec1dbb

Triadic

  1. #b51dec
  2. #ecb51d
  3. #1decb5

Tetradic

  1. #b51dec
  2. #ec1d54
  3. #54ec1d
  4. #1decb5

Square

  1. #b51dec
  2. #ec4e1d
  3. #54ec1d
  4. #1dbbec

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0967
  2. #840fae
  3. #b51dec
  4. #cc64f2
  5. #e3aaf8

Shades

#b51dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b51dec
  2. #a31ad4
  3. #9117bd
  4. #7f14a5
  5. #6d118e
  6. #5b0f76
  7. #480c5e
  8. #360947
  9. #24062f
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b51dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b51dec
  2. #bc34ee
  3. #c44af0
  4. #cb61f2
  5. #d377f4
  6. #da8ef6
  7. #e1a5f7
  8. #e9bbf9
  9. #f0d2fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b51dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b51dec
  2. #b027e1
  3. #aa31d6
  4. #a53bcc
  5. #a045c1
  6. #9b4fb6
  7. #9558ab
  8. #9062a0
  9. #8b6c96
  10. #85768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af598d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6656ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b148bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b51dec {
  color: #b51dec;
}
Background
.bg-b51dec {
  background-color: #b51dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b51dec {
  border: 2px solid #b51dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b51dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 29 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b51dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b51dec, #ec1dbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b51dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 29 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.63 #4ae213 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b51dec  rgb(181, 29, 236)  hsl(284, 84%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#54ec1d  rgb(84, 236, 29)  hsl(104, 84%, 52%)  Neon Green
#ecb51d  rgb(236, 181, 29)  hsl(44, 84%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#1decb5  rgb(29, 236, 181)  hsl(164, 84%, 52%)  Aquamarine