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#B71BEB

#b71beb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b71beb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.13% cyan, 88.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 83.87% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1685

Complementary

  1. #b71beb
  2. #4feb1b

Split complementary

  1. #b71beb
  2. #b7eb1b
  3. #1beb4f

Analogous

  1. #4f1beb
  2. #b71beb
  3. #eb1bb7

Triadic

  1. #b71beb
  2. #ebb71b
  3. #1bebb7

Tetradic

  1. #b71beb
  2. #eb1b4f
  3. #4feb1b
  4. #1bebb7

Square

  1. #b71beb
  2. #eb4f1b
  3. #4feb1b
  4. #1bb7eb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0964
  2. #840fab
  3. #b71beb
  4. #cd61f1
  5. #e3a8f7

Shades

#b71beb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b71beb
  2. #a518d4
  3. #9216bc
  4. #8013a5
  5. #6e108d
  6. #5c0e76
  7. #490b5e
  8. #370847
  9. #25052f
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b71beb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b71beb
  2. #be32ed
  3. #c549ef
  4. #cd5ff1
  5. #d476f3
  6. #db8df5
  7. #e2a4f7
  8. #e9bbf9
  9. #f1d1fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b71beb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b71beb
  2. #b225e0
  3. #ac2fd6
  4. #a739cb
  5. #a143c0
  6. #9c4eb6
  7. #9658ab
  8. #9162a0
  9. #8b6c95
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 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-b71beb {
  color: #b71beb;
}
Background
.bg-b71beb {
  background-color: #b71beb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b71beb {
  border: 2px solid #b71beb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b71beb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 27 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b71beb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b71beb, #eb1bb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b71beb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 27 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.47 #48e414 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b71beb  rgb(183, 27, 235)  hsl(285, 84%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4feb1b  rgb(79, 235, 27)  hsl(105, 84%, 51%)  Neon Green
#ebb71b  rgb(235, 183, 27)  hsl(45, 84%, 51%)  Meat Brown
#1bebb7  rgb(27, 235, 183)  hsl(165, 84%, 51%)  Aquamarine