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#B601EA

#b601ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b601ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 0.39% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 99.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.61°, with 99.15% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1591

Complementary

  1. #b601ea
  2. #35ea01

Split complementary

  1. #b601ea
  2. #aaea01
  3. #01ea42

Analogous

  1. #4201ea
  2. #b601ea
  3. #ea01aa

Triadic

  1. #b601ea
  2. #eab601
  3. #01eab6

Tetradic

  1. #b601ea
  2. #ea0135
  3. #35ea01
  4. #01eab6

Square

  1. #b601ea
  2. #ea4201
  3. #35ea01
  4. #01aaea

Monochromatic

  1. #400052
  2. #7b019e
  3. #b601ea
  4. #d239fe
  5. #e386fe

Shades

#b601ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b601ea
  2. #a401d3
  3. #9201bb
  4. #7f01a4
  5. #6d018c
  6. #5b0175
  7. #49005e
  8. #370046
  9. #24002f
  10. #120017
  11. #000000

Tints

#b601ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b601ea
  2. #bd1aec
  3. #c534ee
  4. #cc4df0
  5. #d367f2
  6. #db80f5
  7. #e299f7
  8. #e9b3f9
  9. #f0ccfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b601ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b601ea
  2. #b10edf
  3. #ab1ad5
  4. #a627ca
  5. #a034c0
  6. #9b41b5
  7. #964daa
  8. #905aa0
  9. #8b6795
  10. #85738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9157ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1528a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6551ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b340b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b601ea {
  color: #b601ea;
}
Background
.bg-b601ea {
  background-color: #b601ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b601ea {
  border: 2px solid #b601ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b601ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 1 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b601ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b601ea, #ea01aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b601ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 1 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.63 #49fe15 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b601ea  rgb(182, 1, 234)  hsl(287, 99%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#35ea01  rgb(53, 234, 1)  hsl(107, 99%, 46%)  Lime
#eab601  rgb(234, 182, 1)  hsl(47, 99%, 46%)  Meat Brown
#01eab6  rgb(1, 234, 182)  hsl(167, 99%, 46%)  Aquamarine