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#B705DF

#b705df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b705df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 1.96% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.94% cyan, 97.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 288.99°, with 95.61% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.155

Complementary

  1. #b705df
  2. #2ddf05

Split complementary

  1. #b705df
  2. #9adf05
  3. #05df4a

Analogous

  1. #4a05df
  2. #b705df
  3. #df059a

Triadic

  1. #b705df
  2. #dfb705
  3. #05dfb7

Tetradic

  1. #b705df
  2. #df052d
  3. #2ddf05
  4. #05dfb7

Square

  1. #b705df
  2. #df4a05
  3. #2ddf05
  4. #059adf

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0249
  2. #7a0394
  3. #b705df
  4. #d636fa
  5. #e681fc

Shades

#b705df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b705df
  2. #a505c9
  3. #9204b2
  4. #80049c
  5. #6e0386
  6. #5c0370
  7. #490259
  8. #370243
  9. #25012d
  10. #120116
  11. #000000

Tints

#b705df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b705df
  2. #be1ee2
  3. #c537e5
  4. #cd50e9
  5. #d469ec
  6. #db82ef
  7. #e29bf2
  8. #e9b4f5
  9. #f1cdf9
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b705df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b705df
  2. #b211d6
  3. #ac1ecc
  4. #a72ac3
  5. #a136b9
  6. #9c43b0
  7. #964fa6
  8. #915b9d
  9. #8b6793
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9156a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1472db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a4fe2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5add ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b63cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b705df {
  color: #b705df;
}
Background
.bg-b705df {
  background-color: #b705df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b705df {
  border: 2px solid #b705df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b705df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 5 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b705df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b705df, #df059a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b705df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 5 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.28 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.40 #48fa20 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b705df  rgb(183, 5, 223)  hsl(289, 96%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#2ddf05  rgb(45, 223, 5)  hsl(109, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dfb705  rgb(223, 183, 5)  hsl(49, 96%, 45%)  Meat Brown
#05dfb7  rgb(5, 223, 183)  hsl(169, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green