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#B71AEB

#b71aeb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b71aeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 10.2% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.13% cyan, 88.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.07°, with 83.94% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.168

Complementary

  1. #b71aeb
  2. #4eeb1a

Split complementary

  1. #b71aeb
  2. #b7eb1a
  3. #1aeb4f

Analogous

  1. #4f1aeb
  2. #b71aeb
  3. #eb1ab7

Triadic

  1. #b71aeb
  2. #ebb71a
  3. #1aebb7

Tetradic

  1. #b71aeb
  2. #eb1a4e
  3. #4eeb1a
  4. #1aebb7

Square

  1. #b71aeb
  2. #eb4f1a
  3. #4eeb1a
  4. #1ab7eb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0963
  2. #830faa
  3. #b71aeb
  4. #cd60f1
  5. #e3a7f7

Shades

#b71aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b71aeb
  2. #a517d4
  3. #9215bc
  4. #8012a5
  5. #6e108d
  6. #5c0d76
  7. #490a5e
  8. #370847
  9. #25052f
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b71aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b71aeb
  2. #be31ed
  3. #c548ef
  4. #cd5ff1
  5. #d476f3
  6. #db8df5
  7. #e2a3f7
  8. #e9baf9
  9. #f1d1fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b71aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b71aeb
  2. #b224e0
  3. #ac2ed6
  4. #a739cb
  5. #a143c0
  6. #9c4db6
  7. #9657ab
  8. #9161a0
  9. #8b6c95
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2578c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6855ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b446ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b71aeb {
  color: #b71aeb;
}
Background
.bg-b71aeb {
  background-color: #b71aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b71aeb {
  border: 2px solid #b71aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b71aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 26 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b71aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b71aeb, #eb1ab7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b71aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 26 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.59 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.53 #48e514 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b71aeb  rgb(183, 26, 235)  hsl(285, 84%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4eeb1a  rgb(78, 235, 26)  hsl(105, 84%, 51%)  Neon Green
#ebb71a  rgb(235, 183, 26)  hsl(45, 84%, 51%)  Meat Brown
#1aebb7  rgb(26, 235, 183)  hsl(165, 84%, 51%)  Aquamarine