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#B60CDE

#b60cde ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60cde is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.71% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.02% cyan, 94.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 288.57°, with 89.74% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #b60cde
  2. #34de0c

Split complementary

  1. #b60cde
  2. #9dde0c
  3. #0cde4d

Analogous

  1. #4d0cde
  2. #b60cde
  3. #de0c9d

Triadic

  1. #b60cde
  2. #deb60c
  3. #0cdeb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60cde
  2. #de0c34
  3. #34de0c
  4. #0cdeb6

Square

  1. #b60cde
  2. #de4d0c
  3. #34de0c
  4. #0c9dde

Monochromatic

  1. #3f044d
  2. #7a0895
  3. #b60cde
  4. #d342f5
  5. #e48af9

Shades

#b60cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60cde
  2. #a40bc8
  3. #920ab2
  4. #7f089b
  5. #6d0785
  6. #5b066f
  7. #490559
  8. #370443
  9. #24022c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60cde
  2. #bd24e1
  3. #c53de5
  4. #cc55e8
  5. #d36deb
  6. #db86ef
  7. #e29ef2
  8. #e9b6f5
  9. #f0cef8
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60cde
  2. #b118d5
  3. #ab23cb
  4. #a62fc2
  5. #a03ab8
  6. #9b46af
  7. #9652a6
  8. #905d9c
  9. #8b6993
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9057a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1772da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b44d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #694fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795adc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60cde {
  color: #b60cde;
}
Background
.bg-b60cde {
  background-color: #b60cde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60cde {
  border: 2px solid #b60cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 90% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60cde, #de0c9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.31 #49f321 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b60cde  rgb(182, 12, 222)  hsl(289, 90%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#34de0c  rgb(52, 222, 12)  hsl(109, 90%, 46%)  Lime Green
#deb60c  rgb(222, 182, 12)  hsl(49, 90%, 46%)  Meat Brown
#0cdeb6  rgb(12, 222, 182)  hsl(169, 90%, 46%)  Caribbean Green