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#B80CE2

#b80ce2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b80ce2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 4.71% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.58% cyan, 94.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.22°, with 89.92% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.1594

Complementary

  1. #b80ce2
  2. #36e20c

Split complementary

  1. #b80ce2
  2. #a1e20c
  3. #0ce24d

Analogous

  1. #4d0ce2
  2. #b80ce2
  3. #e20ca1

Triadic

  1. #b80ce2
  2. #e2b80c
  3. #0ce2b8

Tetradic

  1. #b80ce2
  2. #e20c36
  3. #36e20c
  4. #0ce2b8

Square

  1. #b80ce2
  2. #e24d0c
  3. #36e20c
  4. #0ca1e2

Monochromatic

  1. #420451
  2. #7d0899
  3. #b80ce2
  4. #d345f5
  5. #e48ef9

Shades

#b80ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b80ce2
  2. #a60bcb
  3. #930ab5
  4. #81089e
  5. #6e0788
  6. #5c0671
  7. #4a055a
  8. #370444
  9. #25022d
  10. #120117
  11. #000000

Tints

#b80ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b80ce2
  2. #bf24e5
  3. #c63de8
  4. #cd55eb
  5. #d46dee
  6. #dc86f1
  7. #e39ef3
  8. #eab6f6
  9. #f1cef9
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b80ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b80ce2
  2. #b218d8
  3. #ad23ce
  4. #a72fc5
  5. #a23abb
  6. #9c46b1
  7. #9652a7
  8. #915d9d
  9. #8b6994
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9258aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1273de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b64f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a51e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5be0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b73eb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b80ce2 {
  color: #b80ce2;
}
Background
.bg-b80ce2 {
  background-color: #b80ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b80ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #b80ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b80ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 12 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b80ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b80ce2, #e20ca1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b80ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 12 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.44 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.01 #47f31d Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b80ce2  rgb(184, 12, 226)  hsl(288, 90%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#36e20c  rgb(54, 226, 12)  hsl(108, 90%, 47%)  Lime Green
#e2b80c  rgb(226, 184, 12)  hsl(48, 90%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#0ce2b8  rgb(12, 226, 184)  hsl(168, 90%, 47%)  Caribbean Green