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#B60BEE

#b60bee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60bee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.31% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.53% cyan, 95.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.2°, with 91.16% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1636

Complementary

  1. #b60bee
  2. #43ee0b

Split complementary

  1. #b60bee
  2. #b4ee0b
  3. #0bee45

Analogous

  1. #450bee
  2. #b60bee
  3. #ee0bb4

Triadic

  1. #b60bee
  2. #eeb60b
  3. #0beeb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60bee
  2. #ee0b43
  3. #43ee0b
  4. #0beeb6

Square

  1. #b60bee
  2. #ee450b
  3. #43ee0b
  4. #0bb4ee

Monochromatic

  1. #46045c
  2. #7e08a5
  3. #b60bee
  4. #cd4ff7
  5. #e298fa

Shades

#b60bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60bee
  2. #a40ad6
  3. #9209be
  4. #7f08a7
  5. #6d078f
  6. #5b0677
  7. #49045f
  8. #370347
  9. #240230
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60bee
  2. #bd23f0
  3. #c53cf1
  4. #cc54f3
  5. #d36df5
  6. #db85f7
  7. #e29df8
  8. #e9b6fa
  9. #f0cefc
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60bee
  2. #b117e3
  3. #ab22d8
  4. #a62ecd
  5. #a03ac2
  6. #9b46b7
  7. #9651ac
  8. #905da1
  9. #8b6996
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9159b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0568d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6453f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b243bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60bee {
  color: #b60bee;
}
Background
.bg-b60bee {
  background-color: #b60bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60bee {
  border: 2px solid #b60bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 11 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60bee, #ee0bb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 11 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.78 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.37 #49f411 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b60bee  rgb(182, 11, 238)  hsl(285, 91%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#43ee0b  rgb(67, 238, 11)  hsl(105, 91%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eeb60b  rgb(238, 182, 11)  hsl(45, 91%, 49%)  Amber
#0beeb6  rgb(11, 238, 182)  hsl(165, 91%, 49%)  Aquamarine