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#B81BEE

#b81bee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b81bee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 10.59% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.69% cyan, 88.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 284.64°, with 86.12% saturation and 51.96% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.1715

Complementary

  1. #b81bee
  2. #51ee1b

Split complementary

  1. #b81bee
  2. #bbee1b
  3. #1bee4e

Analogous

  1. #4e1bee
  2. #b81bee
  3. #ee1bbb

Triadic

  1. #b81bee
  2. #eeb81b
  3. #1beeb8

Tetradic

  1. #b81bee
  2. #ee1b51
  3. #51ee1b
  4. #1beeb8

Square

  1. #b81bee
  2. #ee4e1b
  3. #51ee1b
  4. #1bbbee

Monochromatic

  1. #500868
  2. #860daf
  3. #b81bee
  4. #ce62f3
  5. #e4a9f9

Shades

#b81bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b81bee
  2. #a618d6
  3. #9316be
  4. #8113a7
  5. #6e108f
  6. #5c0e77
  7. #4a0b5f
  8. #370847
  9. #250530
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b81bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b81bee
  2. #bf32f0
  3. #c649f1
  4. #cd5ff3
  5. #d476f5
  6. #dc8df7
  7. #e3a4f8
  8. #eabbfa
  9. #f1d1fc
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b81bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b81bee
  2. #b225e3
  3. #ad2fd8
  4. #a739cd
  5. #a243c2
  6. #9c4eb7
  7. #9658ac
  8. #9162a1
  9. #8b6c96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3598e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6856f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b547bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b81bee {
  color: #b81bee;
}
Background
.bg-b81bee {
  background-color: #b81bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b81bee {
  border: 2px solid #b81bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b81bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 27 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b81bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b81bee, #ee1bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b81bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 27 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.44 #47e411 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b81bee  rgb(184, 27, 238)  hsl(285, 86%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#51ee1b  rgb(81, 238, 27)  hsl(105, 86%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eeb81b  rgb(238, 184, 27)  hsl(45, 86%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#1beeb8  rgb(27, 238, 184)  hsl(165, 86%, 52%)  Aquamarine