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#B705F2

#b705f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b705f2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.38% cyan, 97.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 285.06°, with 95.95% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1659

Complementary

  1. #b705f2
  2. #40f205

Split complementary

  1. #b705f2
  2. #b7f205
  3. #05f240

Analogous

  1. #4005f2
  2. #b705f2
  3. #f205b7

Triadic

  1. #b705f2
  2. #f2b705
  3. #05f2b7

Tetradic

  1. #b705f2
  2. #f20540
  3. #40f205
  4. #05f2b7

Square

  1. #b705f2
  2. #f24005
  3. #40f205
  4. #05b7f2

Monochromatic

  1. #46025c
  2. #7e03a7
  3. #b705f2
  4. #cf48fb
  5. #e293fd

Shades

#b705f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b705f2
  2. #a505da
  3. #9204c2
  4. #8004a9
  5. #6e0391
  6. #5c0379
  7. #490261
  8. #370249
  9. #250130
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b705f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b705f2
  2. #be1ef3
  3. #c537f5
  4. #cd50f6
  5. #d469f7
  6. #db82f9
  7. #e29bfa
  8. #e9b4fb
  9. #f1cdfc
  10. #f8e6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b705f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b705f2
  2. #b211e7
  3. #ac1edb
  4. #a72ad0
  5. #a136c4
  6. #9c43b9
  7. #964fae
  8. #915ba2
  9. #8b6797
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9259b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0578f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6353f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745cf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b344bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b705f2 {
  color: #b705f2;
}
Background
.bg-b705f2 {
  background-color: #b705f2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b705f2 {
  border: 2px solid #b705f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b705f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 5 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b705f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b705f2, #f205b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b705f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 5 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.47 #48fa0d Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b705f2  rgb(183, 5, 242)  hsl(285, 96%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#40f205  rgb(64, 242, 5)  hsl(105, 96%, 48%)  Neon Green
#f2b705  rgb(242, 183, 5)  hsl(45, 96%, 48%)  Amber
#05f2b7  rgb(5, 242, 183)  hsl(165, 96%, 48%)  Aquamarine