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#B642ED

#b642ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b642ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 25.88% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.21% cyan, 72.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 280.7°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.1996

Complementary

  1. #b642ed
  2. #79ed42

Split complementary

  1. #b642ed
  2. #cfed42
  3. #42ed60

Analogous

  1. #6042ed
  2. #b642ed
  3. #ed42cf

Triadic

  1. #b642ed
  2. #edb642
  3. #42edb6

Tetradic

  1. #b642ed
  2. #ed4279
  3. #79ed42
  4. #42edb6

Square

  1. #b642ed
  2. #ed6042
  3. #79ed42
  4. #42cfed

Monochromatic

  1. #610d89
  2. #9314cf
  3. #b642ed
  4. #d188f4
  5. #eccefa

Shades

#b642ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b642ed
  2. #a43bd5
  3. #9235be
  4. #7f2ea6
  5. #6d288e
  6. #5b2177
  7. #491a5f
  8. #371447
  9. #240d2f
  10. #120718
  11. #000000

Tints

#b642ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b642ed
  2. #bd55ef
  3. #c568f1
  4. #cc7bf2
  5. #d38ef4
  6. #dba1f6
  7. #e2b3f8
  8. #e9c6fa
  9. #f0d9fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b642ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b642ed
  2. #b148e2
  3. #ab4ed7
  4. #a655cc
  5. #a05bc1
  6. #9b61b7
  7. #9667ac
  8. #906da1
  9. #8b7496
  10. #857a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9669b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b06894 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f65f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b25bbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b642ed {
  color: #b642ed;
}
Background
.bg-b642ed {
  background-color: #b642ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b642ed {
  border: 2px solid #b642ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b642ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 66 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b642ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b642ed, #ed42cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b642ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 66 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.07 #49bd12 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b642ed  rgb(182, 66, 237)  hsl(281, 83%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#79ed42  rgb(121, 237, 66)  hsl(101, 83%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#edb642  rgb(237, 182, 66)  hsl(41, 83%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#42edb6  rgb(66, 237, 182)  hsl(161, 83%, 59%)  Aquamarine