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#B804E2

#b804e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b804e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 1.57% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.58% cyan, 98.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.65°, with 96.52% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.1577

Complementary

  1. #b804e2
  2. #2ee204

Split complementary

  1. #b804e2
  2. #9de204
  3. #04e249

Analogous

  1. #4904e2
  2. #b804e2
  3. #e2049d

Triadic

  1. #b804e2
  2. #e2b804
  3. #04e2b8

Tetradic

  1. #b804e2
  2. #e2042e
  3. #2ee204
  4. #04e2b8

Square

  1. #b804e2
  2. #e24904
  3. #2ee204
  4. #049de2

Monochromatic

  1. #3e014c
  2. #7b0397
  3. #b804e2
  4. #d637fb
  5. #e682fd

Shades

#b804e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b804e2
  2. #a604cb
  3. #9303b5
  4. #81039e
  5. #6e0288
  6. #5c0271
  7. #4a025a
  8. #370144
  9. #25012d
  10. #120017
  11. #000000

Tints

#b804e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b804e2
  2. #bf1de5
  3. #c636e8
  4. #cd4feb
  5. #d468ee
  6. #dc82f1
  7. #e39bf3
  8. #eab4f6
  9. #f1cdf9
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b804e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b804e2
  2. #b210d8
  3. #ad1dce
  4. #a729c5
  5. #a236bb
  6. #9c42b1
  7. #964ea7
  8. #915b9d
  9. #8b6794
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9257a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c73de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b64e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a50e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ae0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b73db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b804e2 {
  color: #b804e2;
}
Background
.bg-b804e2 {
  background-color: #b804e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b804e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b804e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b804e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 4 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b804e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b804e2, #e2049d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b804e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 4 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.27 #47fb1d Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b804e2  rgb(184, 4, 226)  hsl(289, 97%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#2ee204  rgb(46, 226, 4)  hsl(109, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e2b804  rgb(226, 184, 4)  hsl(49, 97%, 45%)  Meat Brown
#04e2b8  rgb(4, 226, 184)  hsl(169, 97%, 45%)  Caribbean Green