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#B814EE

#b814ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b814ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 7.84% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.69% cyan, 91.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.14°, with 86.51% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1686

Complementary

  1. #b814ee
  2. #4aee14

Split complementary

  1. #b814ee
  2. #b7ee14
  3. #14ee4b

Analogous

  1. #4b14ee
  2. #b814ee
  3. #ee14b7

Triadic

  1. #b814ee
  2. #eeb814
  3. #14eeb8

Tetradic

  1. #b814ee
  2. #ee144a
  3. #4aee14
  4. #14eeb8

Square

  1. #b814ee
  2. #ee4b14
  3. #4aee14
  4. #14b7ee

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0762
  2. #820ca9
  3. #b814ee
  4. #ce5bf3
  5. #e3a3f8

Shades

#b814ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b814ee
  2. #a612d6
  3. #9310be
  4. #810ea7
  5. #6e0c8f
  6. #5c0a77
  7. #4a085f
  8. #370647
  9. #250430
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b814ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b814ee
  2. #bf2cf0
  3. #c643f1
  4. #cd5bf3
  5. #d472f5
  6. #dc8af7
  7. #e3a1f8
  8. #eab9fa
  9. #f1d0fc
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b814ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b814ee
  2. #b21fe3
  3. #ad2ad8
  4. #a734cd
  5. #a23fc2
  6. #9c4ab7
  7. #9655ac
  8. #9160a1
  9. #8b6a96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3578d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6755f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b545bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b814ee {
  color: #b814ee;
}
Background
.bg-b814ee {
  background-color: #b814ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b814ee {
  border: 2px solid #b814ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b814ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 20 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b814ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b814ee, #ee14b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b814ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 20 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.77 #47eb11 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b814ee  rgb(184, 20, 238)  hsl(285, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4aee14  rgb(74, 238, 20)  hsl(105, 87%, 51%)  Neon Green
#eeb814  rgb(238, 184, 20)  hsl(45, 87%, 51%)  Golden Poppy
#14eeb8  rgb(20, 238, 184)  hsl(165, 87%, 51%)  Aquamarine