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#B60ADE

#b60ade ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60ade is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 3.92% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.02% cyan, 95.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 288.68°, with 91.38% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.1544

Complementary

  1. #b60ade
  2. #32de0a

Split complementary

  1. #b60ade
  2. #9cde0a
  3. #0ade4c

Analogous

  1. #4c0ade
  2. #b60ade
  3. #de0a9c

Triadic

  1. #b60ade
  2. #deb60a
  3. #0adeb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60ade
  2. #de0a32
  3. #32de0a
  4. #0adeb6

Square

  1. #b60ade
  2. #de4c0a
  3. #32de0a
  4. #0a9cde

Monochromatic

  1. #3e034c
  2. #7a0795
  3. #b60ade
  4. #d43ef6
  5. #e487fa

Shades

#b60ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60ade
  2. #a409c8
  3. #9208b2
  4. #7f079b
  5. #6d0685
  6. #5b056f
  7. #490459
  8. #370343
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60ade
  2. #bd23e1
  3. #c53be5
  4. #cc54e8
  5. #d36ceb
  6. #db85ef
  7. #e29df2
  8. #e9b6f5
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60ade
  2. #b116d5
  3. #ab22cb
  4. #a62dc2
  5. #a039b8
  6. #9b45af
  7. #9651a6
  8. #905d9c
  9. #8b6893
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9056a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1672da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b44d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #694fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795adc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60ade {
  color: #b60ade;
}
Background
.bg-b60ade {
  background-color: #b60ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60ade {
  border: 2px solid #b60ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 10 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60ade, #de0a9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 10 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.38 #49f521 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b60ade  rgb(182, 10, 222)  hsl(289, 91%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#32de0a  rgb(50, 222, 10)  hsl(109, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#deb60a  rgb(222, 182, 10)  hsl(49, 91%, 45%)  Meat Brown
#0adeb6  rgb(10, 222, 182)  hsl(169, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green