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#B714EB

#b714eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b714eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 7.84% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.13% cyan, 91.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.49°, with 84.31% saturation and 50% 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 2.76.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1657

Complementary

  1. #b714eb
  2. #48eb14

Split complementary

  1. #b714eb
  2. #b3eb14
  3. #14eb4c

Analogous

  1. #4c14eb
  2. #b714eb
  3. #eb14b3

Triadic

  1. #b714eb
  2. #ebb714
  3. #14ebb7

Tetradic

  1. #b714eb
  2. #eb1448
  3. #48eb14
  4. #14ebb7

Square

  1. #b714eb
  2. #eb4c14
  3. #48eb14
  4. #14b3eb

Monochromatic

  1. #49085e
  2. #800ea4
  3. #b714eb
  4. #cd5bf1
  5. #e2a1f7

Shades

#b714eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b714eb
  2. #a512d4
  3. #9210bc
  4. #800ea5
  5. #6e0c8d
  6. #5c0a76
  7. #49085e
  8. #370647
  9. #25042f
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b714eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b714eb
  2. #be2ced
  3. #c543ef
  4. #cd5bf1
  5. #d472f3
  6. #db8af5
  7. #e2a1f7
  8. #e9b9f9
  9. #f1d0fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b714eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b714eb
  2. #b21fe0
  3. #ac2ad6
  4. #a734cb
  5. #a13fc0
  6. #9c4ab6
  7. #9655ab
  8. #9160a0
  9. #8b6a95
  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 #0069f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2568b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6754ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775de9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b444b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b714eb {
  color: #b714eb;
}
Background
.bg-b714eb {
  background-color: #b714eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b714eb {
  border: 2px solid #b714eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b714eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 20 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b714eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b714eb, #eb14b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b714eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 20 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.85 #48eb14 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b714eb  rgb(183, 20, 235)  hsl(285, 84%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#48eb14  rgb(72, 235, 20)  hsl(105, 84%, 50%)  Neon Green
#ebb714  rgb(235, 183, 20)  hsl(45, 84%, 50%)  Meat Brown
#14ebb7  rgb(20, 235, 183)  hsl(165, 84%, 50%)  Aquamarine