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#B72FED

#b72fed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b72fed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 18.43% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.78% cyan, 80.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 282.95°, with 84.07% saturation and 55.69% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #b72fed
  2. #65ed2f

Split complementary

  1. #b72fed
  2. #c4ed2f
  3. #2fed58

Analogous

  1. #582fed
  2. #b72fed
  3. #ed2fc4

Triadic

  1. #b72fed
  2. #edb72f
  3. #2fedb7

Tetradic

  1. #b72fed
  2. #ed2f65
  3. #65ed2f
  4. #2fedb7

Square

  1. #b72fed
  2. #ed582f
  3. #65ed2f
  4. #2fc4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #590a79
  2. #8d11bf
  3. #b72fed
  4. #cf75f3
  5. #e8bcf9

Shades

#b72fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b72fed
  2. #a52ad5
  3. #9226be
  4. #8021a6
  5. #6e1c8e
  6. #5c1877
  7. #49135f
  8. #370e47
  9. #25092f
  10. #120518
  11. #000000

Tints

#b72fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b72fed
  2. #be44ef
  3. #c559f1
  4. #cd6df2
  5. #d482f4
  6. #db97f6
  7. #e2acf8
  8. #e9c1fa
  9. #f1d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b72fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b72fed
  2. #b237e2
  3. #ac3fd7
  4. #a747cc
  5. #a14fc1
  6. #9c58b7
  7. #9660ac
  8. #9168a1
  9. #8b7096
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9561b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1079e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b15f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7964eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b450bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b72fed {
  color: #b72fed;
}
Background
.bg-b72fed {
  background-color: #b72fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b72fed {
  border: 2px solid #b72fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b72fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 47 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b72fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b72fed, #ed2fc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b72fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 47 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.44 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.64 #48d012 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b72fed  rgb(183, 47, 237)  hsl(283, 84%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#65ed2f  rgb(101, 237, 47)  hsl(103, 84%, 56%)  Harlequin
#edb72f  rgb(237, 183, 47)  hsl(43, 84%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#2fedb7  rgb(47, 237, 183)  hsl(163, 84%, 56%)  Aquamarine