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#B727ED

#b727ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b727ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 15.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.78% cyan, 83.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 84.62% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1763

Complementary

  1. #b727ed
  2. #5ded27

Split complementary

  1. #b727ed
  2. #c0ed27
  3. #27ed54

Analogous

  1. #5427ed
  2. #b727ed
  3. #ed27c0

Triadic

  1. #b727ed
  2. #edb727
  3. #27edb7

Tetradic

  1. #b727ed
  2. #ed275d
  3. #5ded27
  4. #27edb7

Square

  1. #b727ed
  2. #ed5427
  3. #5ded27
  4. #27c0ed

Monochromatic

  1. #550972
  2. #8a0fb8
  3. #b727ed
  4. #cf6ef3
  5. #e6b4f9

Shades

#b727ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b727ed
  2. #a523d5
  3. #921fbe
  4. #801ba6
  5. #6e178e
  6. #5c1477
  7. #49105f
  8. #370c47
  9. #25082f
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b727ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b727ed
  2. #be3def
  3. #c552f1
  4. #cd68f2
  5. #d47df4
  6. #db93f6
  7. #e2a9f8
  8. #e9befa
  9. #f1d4fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b727ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b727ed
  2. #b230e2
  3. #ac39d7
  4. #a742cc
  5. #a14bc1
  6. #9c54b7
  7. #965cac
  8. #9165a1
  9. #8b6e96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b15c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6959f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7861eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b727ed {
  color: #b727ed;
}
Background
.bg-b727ed {
  background-color: #b727ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b727ed {
  border: 2px solid #b727ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b727ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 39 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b727ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b727ed, #ed27c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b727ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 39 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.96 #48d812 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b727ed  rgb(183, 39, 237)  hsl(284, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#5ded27  rgb(93, 237, 39)  hsl(104, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green
#edb727  rgb(237, 183, 39)  hsl(44, 85%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#27edb7  rgb(39, 237, 183)  hsl(164, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine