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#B60EDD

#b60edd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60edd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 5.49% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 93.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 288.7°, with 88.09% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #b60edd
  2. #35dd0e

Split complementary

  1. #b60edd
  2. #9cdd0e
  3. #0edd4f

Analogous

  1. #4f0edd
  2. #b60edd
  3. #dd0e9c

Triadic

  1. #b60edd
  2. #ddb60e
  3. #0eddb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60edd
  2. #dd0e35
  3. #35dd0e
  4. #0eddb6

Square

  1. #b60edd
  2. #dd4f0e
  3. #35dd0e
  4. #0e9cdd

Monochromatic

  1. #40054d
  2. #7b0995
  3. #b60edd
  4. #d244f3
  5. #e38cf8

Shades

#b60edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60edd
  2. #a40dc7
  3. #920bb1
  4. #7f0a9b
  5. #6d0885
  6. #5b076f
  7. #490658
  8. #370442
  9. #24032c
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60edd
  2. #bd26e0
  3. #c53ee4
  4. #cc56e7
  5. #d36eeb
  6. #db87ee
  7. #e29ff1
  8. #e9b7f5
  9. #f0cff8
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60edd
  2. #b119d4
  3. #ab25ca
  4. #a630c1
  5. #a03cb8
  6. #9b47af
  7. #9652a5
  8. #905e9c
  9. #8b6993
  10. #857589
  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 #9057a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b72d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b44d82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4fe0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60edd {
  color: #b60edd;
}
Background
.bg-b60edd {
  background-color: #b60edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60edd {
  border: 2px solid #b60edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 14 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60edd, #dd0e9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 14 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.24 #49f122 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b60edd  rgb(182, 14, 221)  hsl(289, 88%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#35dd0e  rgb(53, 221, 14)  hsl(109, 88%, 46%)  Lime Green
#ddb60e  rgb(221, 182, 14)  hsl(49, 88%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#0eddb6  rgb(14, 221, 182)  hsl(169, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green