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#B801EB

#b801eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b801eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 0.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.7% cyan, 99.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 286.92°, with 99.15% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1621

Complementary

  1. #b801eb
  2. #34eb01

Split complementary

  1. #b801eb
  2. #a9eb01
  3. #01eb43

Analogous

  1. #4301eb
  2. #b801eb
  3. #eb01a9

Triadic

  1. #b801eb
  2. #ebb801
  3. #01ebb8

Tetradic

  1. #b801eb
  2. #eb0134
  3. #34eb01
  4. #01ebb8

Square

  1. #b801eb
  2. #eb4301
  3. #34eb01
  4. #01a9eb

Monochromatic

  1. #410053
  2. #7c019f
  3. #b801eb
  4. #d33afe
  5. #e486fe

Shades

#b801eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b801eb
  2. #a601d4
  3. #9301bc
  4. #8101a5
  5. #6e018d
  6. #5c0176
  7. #4a005e
  8. #370047
  9. #25002f
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b801eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b801eb
  2. #bf1aed
  3. #c634ef
  4. #cd4df1
  5. #d467f3
  6. #dc80f5
  7. #e399f7
  8. #eab3f9
  9. #f1ccfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b801eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b801eb
  2. #b20ee0
  3. #ad1ad6
  4. #a727cb
  5. #a234c0
  6. #9c41b6
  7. #964dab
  8. #915aa0
  9. #8b6795
  10. #86738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9258af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3528a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6651ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775be9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b540b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b801eb {
  color: #b801eb;
}
Background
.bg-b801eb {
  background-color: #b801eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b801eb {
  border: 2px solid #b801eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b801eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 1 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b801eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b801eb, #eb01a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b801eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 1 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.37 #47fe14 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b801eb  rgb(184, 1, 235)  hsl(287, 99%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#34eb01  rgb(52, 235, 1)  hsl(107, 99%, 46%)  Lime
#ebb801  rgb(235, 184, 1)  hsl(47, 99%, 46%)  Saffron
#01ebb8  rgb(1, 235, 184)  hsl(167, 99%, 46%)  Aquamarine