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#B91AEA

#b91aea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b91aea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 10.2% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.94% cyan, 88.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.87°, with 83.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.1699

Complementary

  1. #b91aea
  2. #4bea1a

Split complementary

  1. #b91aea
  2. #b3ea1a
  3. #1aea51

Analogous

  1. #511aea
  2. #b91aea
  3. #ea1ab3

Triadic

  1. #b91aea
  2. #eab91a
  3. #1aeab9

Tetradic

  1. #b91aea
  2. #ea1a4b
  3. #4bea1a
  4. #1aeab9

Square

  1. #b91aea
  2. #ea511a
  3. #4bea1a
  4. #1ab3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0962
  2. #840fa8
  3. #b91aea
  4. #ce60f0
  5. #e4a6f7

Shades

#b91aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91aea
  2. #a717d3
  3. #9415bb
  4. #8212a4
  5. #6f108c
  6. #5d0d75
  7. #4a0a5e
  8. #380846
  9. #25052f
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91aea
  2. #c031ec
  3. #c748ee
  4. #ce5ff0
  5. #d576f2
  6. #dc8df5
  7. #e3a3f7
  8. #eabaf9
  9. #f1d1fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91aea
  2. #b324df
  3. #ae2ed5
  4. #a839ca
  5. #a243c0
  6. #9d4db5
  7. #9757aa
  8. #9161a0
  9. #8b6c95
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5568b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a55ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b745b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91aea {
  color: #b91aea;
}
Background
.bg-b91aea {
  background-color: #b91aea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91aea {
  border: 2px solid #b91aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 26 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91aea, #ea1ab3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 26 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.80 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.32 #46e515 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b91aea  rgb(185, 26, 234)  hsl(286, 83%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4bea1a  rgb(75, 234, 26)  hsl(106, 83%, 51%)  Neon Green
#eab91a  rgb(234, 185, 26)  hsl(46, 83%, 51%)  Meat Brown
#1aeab9  rgb(26, 234, 185)  hsl(166, 83%, 51%)  Aquamarine