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#B712DD

#b712dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b712dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 7.06% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.19% cyan, 91.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 288.77°, with 84.94% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #b712dd
  2. #38dd12

Split complementary

  1. #b712dd
  2. #9ddd12
  3. #12dd51

Analogous

  1. #5112dd
  2. #b712dd
  3. #dd129d

Triadic

  1. #b712dd
  2. #ddb712
  3. #12ddb7

Tetradic

  1. #b712dd
  2. #dd1238
  3. #38dd12
  4. #12ddb7

Square

  1. #b712dd
  2. #dd5112
  3. #38dd12
  4. #129ddd

Monochromatic

  1. #420650
  2. #7c0c96
  3. #b712dd
  4. #d14bf0
  5. #e392f6

Shades

#b712dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b712dd
  2. #a510c7
  3. #920eb1
  4. #800d9b
  5. #6e0b85
  6. #5c096f
  7. #490758
  8. #370542
  9. #25042c
  10. #120216
  11. #000000

Tints

#b712dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b712dd
  2. #be2ae0
  3. #c541e4
  4. #cd59e7
  5. #d471eb
  6. #db89ee
  7. #e2a0f1
  8. #e9b8f5
  9. #f1d0f8
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b712dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b712dd
  2. #b21dd4
  3. #ac28ca
  4. #a733c1
  5. #a13eb8
  6. #9c49af
  7. #9654a5
  8. #915f9c
  9. #8b6a93
  10. #867589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9158a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2073d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b54e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b50e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5bdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b63eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b712dd {
  color: #b712dd;
}
Background
.bg-b712dd {
  background-color: #b712dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b712dd {
  border: 2px solid #b712dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b712dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 18 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b712dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b712dd, #dd129d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b712dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 18 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.49 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.16 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.92 #48ed22 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b712dd  rgb(183, 18, 221)  hsl(289, 85%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#38dd12  rgb(56, 221, 18)  hsl(109, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#ddb712  rgb(221, 183, 18)  hsl(49, 85%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#12ddb7  rgb(18, 221, 183)  hsl(169, 85%, 47%)  Caribbean Green