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#B71BDC

#b71bdc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b71bdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 10.59% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.82% cyan, 87.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 288.5°, with 78.14% saturation and 48.43% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.1602

Complementary

  1. #b71bdc
  2. #40dc1b

Split complementary

  1. #b71bdc
  2. #a0dc1b
  3. #1bdc57

Analogous

  1. #571bdc
  2. #b71bdc
  3. #dc1ba0

Triadic

  1. #b71bdc
  2. #dcb71b
  3. #1bdcb7

Tetradic

  1. #b71bdc
  2. #dc1b40
  3. #40dc1b
  4. #1bdcb7

Square

  1. #b71bdc
  2. #dc571b
  3. #40dc1b
  4. #1ba0dc

Monochromatic

  1. #460a54
  2. #7e1398
  3. #b71bdc
  4. #cf59eb
  5. #e39df3

Shades

#b71bdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b71bdc
  2. #a518c6
  3. #9216b0
  4. #80139a
  5. #6e1084
  6. #5c0e6e
  7. #490b58
  8. #370842
  9. #25052c
  10. #120316
  11. #000000

Tints

#b71bdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b71bdc
  2. #be32e0
  3. #c549e3
  4. #cd5fe7
  5. #d476ea
  6. #db8dee
  7. #e2a4f1
  8. #e9bbf5
  9. #f1d1f8
  10. #f8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b71bdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b71bdc
  2. #b225d3
  3. #ac2fca
  4. #a739c0
  5. #a143b7
  6. #9c4eae
  7. #9658a5
  8. #91629c
  9. #8b6c92
  10. #867689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9259a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2774d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b64f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d52df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5dda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b640ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b71bdc {
  color: #b71bdc;
}
Background
.bg-b71bdc {
  background-color: #b71bdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b71bdc {
  border: 2px solid #b71bdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b71bdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 27 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b71bdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b71bdc, #dc1ba0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b71bdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 27 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.47 #48e423 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b71bdc  rgb(183, 27, 220)  hsl(289, 78%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#40dc1b  rgb(64, 220, 27)  hsl(109, 78%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dcb71b  rgb(220, 183, 27)  hsl(49, 78%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#1bdcb7  rgb(27, 220, 183)  hsl(169, 78%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine