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#B705E2

#b705e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b705e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.03% cyan, 97.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.33°, with 95.67% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.1567

Complementary

  1. #b705e2
  2. #30e205

Split complementary

  1. #b705e2
  2. #9ee205
  3. #05e249

Analogous

  1. #4905e2
  2. #b705e2
  3. #e2059e

Triadic

  1. #b705e2
  2. #e2b705
  3. #05e2b7

Tetradic

  1. #b705e2
  2. #e20530
  3. #30e205
  4. #05e2b7

Square

  1. #b705e2
  2. #e24905
  3. #30e205
  4. #059ee2

Monochromatic

  1. #3e024c
  2. #7a0397
  3. #b705e2
  4. #d539fb
  5. #e584fc

Shades

#b705e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b705e2
  2. #a505cb
  3. #9204b5
  4. #80049e
  5. #6e0388
  6. #5c0371
  7. #49025a
  8. #370244
  9. #25012d
  10. #120117
  11. #000000

Tints

#b705e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b705e2
  2. #be1ee5
  3. #c537e8
  4. #cd50eb
  5. #d469ee
  6. #db82f1
  7. #e29bf3
  8. #e9b4f6
  9. #f1cdf9
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b705e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b705e2
  2. #b211d8
  3. #ac1ece
  4. #a72ac5
  5. #a136bb
  6. #9c43b1
  7. #964fa7
  8. #915b9d
  9. #8b6794
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9157a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0672de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b44e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #694fe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795ae0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b705e2 {
  color: #b705e2;
}
Background
.bg-b705e2 {
  background-color: #b705e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b705e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b705e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b705e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 5 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b705e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b705e2, #e2059e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b705e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 5 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.37 #48fa1d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b705e2  rgb(183, 5, 226)  hsl(288, 96%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#30e205  rgb(48, 226, 5)  hsl(108, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e2b705  rgb(226, 183, 5)  hsl(48, 96%, 45%)  Meat Brown
#05e2b7  rgb(5, 226, 183)  hsl(168, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green