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#B72AEB

#b72aeb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b72aeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 16.47% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.13% cyan, 82.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.83°, with 82.83% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #b72aeb
  2. #5eeb2a

Split complementary

  1. #b72aeb
  2. #bfeb2a
  3. #2aeb56

Analogous

  1. #562aeb
  2. #b72aeb
  3. #eb2abf

Triadic

  1. #b72aeb
  2. #ebb72a
  3. #2aebb7

Tetradic

  1. #b72aeb
  2. #eb2a5e
  3. #5eeb2a
  4. #2aebb7

Square

  1. #b72aeb
  2. #eb562a
  3. #5eeb2a
  4. #2abfeb

Monochromatic

  1. #560b71
  2. #8b11b7
  3. #b72aeb
  4. #cf70f2
  5. #e6b6f8

Shades

#b72aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b72aeb
  2. #a526d4
  3. #9222bc
  4. #801da5
  5. #6e198d
  6. #5c1576
  7. #49115e
  8. #370d47
  9. #25082f
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b72aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b72aeb
  2. #be3fed
  3. #c555ef
  4. #cd6af1
  5. #d47ff3
  6. #db95f5
  7. #e2aaf7
  8. #e9bff9
  9. #f1d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b72aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b72aeb
  2. #b233e0
  3. #ac3bd6
  4. #a744cb
  5. #a14cc0
  6. #9c55b6
  7. #965eab
  8. #9166a0
  9. #8b6f95
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945fb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e78e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a5aee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7962e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b72aeb {
  color: #b72aeb;
}
Background
.bg-b72aeb {
  background-color: #b72aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b72aeb {
  border: 2px solid #b72aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b72aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 42 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b72aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b72aeb, #eb2abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b72aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 42 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.37 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.08 #48d514 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b72aeb  rgb(183, 42, 235)  hsl(284, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#5eeb2a  rgb(94, 235, 42)  hsl(104, 83%, 54%)  Neon Green
#ebb72a  rgb(235, 183, 42)  hsl(44, 83%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#2aebb7  rgb(42, 235, 183)  hsl(164, 83%, 54%)  Aquamarine