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#B716FA

#b716fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b716fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 8.63% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.8% cyan, 91.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 282.37°, with 95.8% saturation and 53.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.26.

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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #b716fa
  2. #59fa16

Split complementary

  1. #b716fa
  2. #cbfa16
  3. #16fa45

Analogous

  1. #4516fa
  2. #b716fa
  3. #fa16cb

Triadic

  1. #b716fa
  2. #fab716
  3. #16fab7

Tetradic

  1. #b716fa
  2. #fa1659
  3. #59fa16
  4. #16fab7

Square

  1. #b716fa
  2. #fa4516
  3. #59fa16
  4. #16cbfa

Monochromatic

  1. #530274
  2. #8804bf
  3. #b716fa
  4. #ce61fc
  5. #e5acfd

Shades

#b716fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b716fa
  2. #a514e1
  3. #9212c8
  4. #800faf
  5. #6e0d96
  6. #5c0b7d
  7. #490964
  8. #37074b
  9. #250432
  10. #120219
  11. #000000

Tints

#b716fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b716fa
  2. #be2dfb
  3. #c545fb
  4. #cd5cfc
  5. #d473fc
  6. #db8bfd
  7. #e2a2fd
  8. #e9b9fe
  9. #f1d0fe
  10. #f8e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b716fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b716fa
  2. #b221ee
  3. #ac2be2
  4. #a736d5
  5. #a140c9
  6. #9c4bbd
  7. #9656b1
  8. #9160a5
  9. #8b6b98
  10. #86758c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6157fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b24bc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b716fa {
  color: #b716fa;
}
Background
.bg-b716fa {
  background-color: #b716fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b716fa {
  border: 2px solid #b716fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b716fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 22 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 96% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b716fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b716fa, #fa16cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b716fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 22 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.13 #48e905 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b716fa  rgb(183, 22, 250)  hsl(282, 96%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#59fa16  rgb(89, 250, 22)  hsl(102, 96%, 53%)  Harlequin
#fab716  rgb(250, 183, 22)  hsl(42, 96%, 53%)  Amber
#16fab7  rgb(22, 250, 183)  hsl(162, 96%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green