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#B712EC

#b712ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b712ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.46% cyan, 92.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 285.41°, with 85.83% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1656

Complementary

  1. #b712ec
  2. #47ec12

Split complementary

  1. #b712ec
  2. #b4ec12
  3. #12ec4a

Analogous

  1. #4a12ec
  2. #b712ec
  3. #ec12b4

Triadic

  1. #b712ec
  2. #ecb712
  3. #12ecb7

Tetradic

  1. #b712ec
  2. #ec1247
  3. #47ec12
  4. #12ecb7

Square

  1. #b712ec
  2. #ec4a12
  3. #47ec12
  4. #12b4ec

Monochromatic

  1. #49075e
  2. #800da5
  3. #b712ec
  4. #cd58f2
  5. #e29ff8

Shades

#b712ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b712ec
  2. #a510d4
  3. #920ebd
  4. #800da5
  5. #6e0b8e
  6. #5c0976
  7. #49075e
  8. #370547
  9. #25042f
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b712ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b712ec
  2. #be2aee
  3. #c541f0
  4. #cd59f2
  5. #d471f4
  6. #db89f6
  7. #e2a0f7
  8. #e9b8f9
  9. #f1d0fb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b712ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b712ec
  2. #b21de1
  3. #ac28d6
  4. #a733cc
  5. #a13ec1
  6. #9c49b6
  7. #9654ab
  8. #915fa0
  9. #8b6a96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925ab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2568c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6654ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b444ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b712ec {
  color: #b712ec;
}
Background
.bg-b712ec {
  background-color: #b712ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b712ec {
  border: 2px solid #b712ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b712ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 18 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b712ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b712ec, #ec12b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b712ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 18 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.95 #48ed13 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b712ec  rgb(183, 18, 236)  hsl(285, 86%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#47ec12  rgb(71, 236, 18)  hsl(105, 86%, 50%)  Neon Green
#ecb712  rgb(236, 183, 18)  hsl(45, 86%, 50%)  Meat Brown
#12ecb7  rgb(18, 236, 183)  hsl(165, 86%, 50%)  Aquamarine