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#B911DF

#b911df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b911df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 6.67% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.04% cyan, 92.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 288.93°, with 85.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1604

Complementary

  1. #b911df
  2. #37df11

Split complementary

  1. #b911df
  2. #9edf11
  3. #11df52

Analogous

  1. #5211df
  2. #b911df
  3. #df119e

Triadic

  1. #b911df
  2. #dfb911
  3. #11dfb9

Tetradic

  1. #b911df
  2. #df1137
  3. #37df11
  4. #11dfb9

Square

  1. #b911df
  2. #df5211
  3. #37df11
  4. #119edf

Monochromatic

  1. #430651
  2. #7e0c98
  3. #b911df
  4. #d34bf1
  5. #e492f7

Shades

#b911df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b911df
  2. #a70fc9
  3. #940eb2
  4. #820c9c
  5. #6f0a86
  6. #5d0970
  7. #4a0759
  8. #380543
  9. #25032d
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#b911df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b911df
  2. #c029e2
  3. #c741e5
  4. #ce58e9
  5. #d570ec
  6. #dc88ef
  7. #e3a0f2
  8. #eab8f5
  9. #f1cff9
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b911df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b911df
  2. #b31cd6
  3. #ae27cc
  4. #a832c3
  5. #a23db9
  6. #9d49b0
  7. #9754a6
  8. #915f9d
  9. #8b6a93
  10. #86758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9358a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2074db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c51e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5cdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b911df {
  color: #b911df;
}
Background
.bg-b911df {
  background-color: #b911df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b911df {
  border: 2px solid #b911df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b911df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 17 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b911df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b911df, #df119e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b911df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 17 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.69 #46ee20 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b911df  rgb(185, 17, 223)  hsl(289, 86%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#37df11  rgb(55, 223, 17)  hsl(109, 86%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dfb911  rgb(223, 185, 17)  hsl(49, 86%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#11dfb9  rgb(17, 223, 185)  hsl(169, 86%, 47%)  Caribbean Green