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#B911E5

#b911e5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b911e5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.21% cyan, 92.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 287.55°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1637

Complementary

  1. #b911e5
  2. #3de511

Split complementary

  1. #b911e5
  2. #a7e511
  3. #11e54f

Analogous

  1. #4f11e5
  2. #b911e5
  3. #e511a7

Triadic

  1. #b911e5
  2. #e5b911
  3. #11e5b9

Tetradic

  1. #b911e5
  2. #e5113d
  3. #3de511
  4. #11e5b9

Square

  1. #b911e5
  2. #e54f11
  3. #3de511
  4. #11a7e5

Monochromatic

  1. #460657
  2. #7f0c9e
  3. #b911e5
  4. #d150f2
  5. #e398f7

Shades

#b911e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b911e5
  2. #a70fce
  3. #940eb7
  4. #820ca0
  5. #6f0a89
  6. #5d0973
  7. #4a075c
  8. #380545
  9. #25032e
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#b911e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b911e5
  2. #c029e8
  3. #c741ea
  4. #ce58ed
  5. #d570ef
  6. #dc88f2
  7. #e3a0f5
  8. #eab8f7
  9. #f1cffa
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b911e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b911e5
  2. #b31cdb
  3. #ae27d1
  4. #a832c7
  5. #a23dbd
  6. #9d49b3
  7. #9754a8
  8. #915f9e
  9. #8b6a94
  10. #86758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9359ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e75e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b52e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5de3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b740b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b911e5 {
  color: #b911e5;
}
Background
.bg-b911e5 {
  background-color: #b911e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b911e5 {
  border: 2px solid #b911e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b911e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 17 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b911e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b911e5, #e511a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b911e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 17 229 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.68 #46ee1a Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b911e5  rgb(185, 17, 229)  hsl(288, 86%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#3de511  rgb(61, 229, 17)  hsl(108, 86%, 48%)  Neon Green
#e5b911  rgb(229, 185, 17)  hsl(48, 86%, 48%)  Meat Brown
#11e5b9  rgb(17, 229, 185)  hsl(168, 86%, 48%)  Caribbean Green