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#B712EE

#b712ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b712ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.11% cyan, 92.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1667

Complementary

  1. #b712ee
  2. #49ee12

Split complementary

  1. #b712ee
  2. #b7ee12
  3. #12ee49

Analogous

  1. #4912ee
  2. #b712ee
  3. #ee12b7

Triadic

  1. #b712ee
  2. #eeb712
  3. #12eeb7

Tetradic

  1. #b712ee
  2. #ee1249
  3. #49ee12
  4. #12eeb7

Square

  1. #b712ee
  2. #ee4912
  3. #49ee12
  4. #12b7ee

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0760
  2. #810ca8
  3. #b712ee
  4. #cd59f3
  5. #e2a1f8

Shades

#b712ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b712ee
  2. #a510d6
  3. #920ebe
  4. #800da7
  5. #6e0b8f
  6. #5c0977
  7. #49075f
  8. #370547
  9. #250430
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b712ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b712ee
  2. #be2af0
  3. #c541f1
  4. #cd59f3
  5. #d471f5
  6. #db89f7
  7. #e2a0f8
  8. #e9b8fa
  9. #f1d0fc
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b712ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b712ee
  2. #b21de3
  3. #ac28d8
  4. #a733cd
  5. #a13ec2
  6. #9c49b7
  7. #9654ac
  8. #915fa1
  9. #8b6a96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1578d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6554f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b445bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b712ee {
  color: #b712ee;
}
Background
.bg-b712ee {
  background-color: #b712ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b712ee {
  border: 2px solid #b712ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b712ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 18 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b712ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b712ee, #ee12b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b712ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 18 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.98 #48ed11 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b712ee  rgb(183, 18, 238)  hsl(285, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#49ee12  rgb(73, 238, 18)  hsl(105, 87%, 50%)  Neon Green
#eeb712  rgb(238, 183, 18)  hsl(45, 87%, 50%)  Golden Poppy
#12eeb7  rgb(18, 238, 183)  hsl(165, 87%, 50%)  Aquamarine