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#B601EB

#b601eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b601eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.55% cyan, 99.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 286.41°, with 99.15% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #b601eb
  2. #36eb01

Split complementary

  1. #b601eb
  2. #abeb01
  3. #01eb41

Analogous

  1. #4101eb
  2. #b601eb
  3. #eb01ab

Triadic

  1. #b601eb
  2. #ebb601
  3. #01ebb6

Tetradic

  1. #b601eb
  2. #eb0136
  3. #36eb01
  4. #01ebb6

Square

  1. #b601eb
  2. #eb4101
  3. #36eb01
  4. #01abeb

Monochromatic

  1. #400053
  2. #7b019f
  3. #b601eb
  4. #d23afe
  5. #e386fe

Shades

#b601eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b601eb
  2. #a401d4
  3. #9201bc
  4. #7f01a5
  5. #6d018d
  6. #5b0176
  7. #49005e
  8. #370047
  9. #24002f
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b601eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b601eb
  2. #bd1aed
  3. #c534ef
  4. #cc4df1
  5. #d367f3
  6. #db80f5
  7. #e299f7
  8. #e9b3f9
  9. #f0ccfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b601eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b601eb
  2. #b10ee0
  3. #ab1ad6
  4. #a627cb
  5. #a034c0
  6. #9b41b6
  7. #964dab
  8. #905aa0
  9. #8b6795
  10. #85738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9157af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1538a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6451ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755ae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b340b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b601eb {
  color: #b601eb;
}
Background
.bg-b601eb {
  background-color: #b601eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b601eb {
  border: 2px solid #b601eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b601eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 1 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b601eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b601eb, #eb01ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b601eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 1 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.60 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.63 #49fe14 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b601eb  rgb(182, 1, 235)  hsl(286, 99%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#36eb01  rgb(54, 235, 1)  hsl(106, 99%, 46%)  Neon Green
#ebb601  rgb(235, 182, 1)  hsl(46, 99%, 46%)  Meat Brown
#01ebb6  rgb(1, 235, 182)  hsl(166, 99%, 46%)  Aquamarine