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#B91AED

#b91aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b91aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.94% cyan, 89.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.21°, with 85.43% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.1717

Complementary

  1. #b91aed
  2. #4eed1a

Split complementary

  1. #b91aed
  2. #b8ed1a
  3. #1aed4f

Analogous

  1. #4f1aed
  2. #b91aed
  3. #ed1ab8

Triadic

  1. #b91aed
  2. #edb91a
  3. #1aedb9

Tetradic

  1. #b91aed
  2. #ed1a4e
  3. #4eed1a
  4. #1aedb9

Square

  1. #b91aed
  2. #ed4f1a
  3. #4eed1a
  4. #1ab8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0866
  2. #860ead
  3. #b91aed
  4. #cf61f3
  5. #e4a8f8

Shades

#b91aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91aed
  2. #a717d5
  3. #9415be
  4. #8212a6
  5. #6f108e
  6. #5d0d77
  7. #4a0a5f
  8. #380847
  9. #25052f
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91aed
  2. #c031ef
  3. #c748f1
  4. #ce5ff2
  5. #d576f4
  6. #dc8df6
  7. #e3a3f8
  8. #eabafa
  9. #f1d1fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91aed
  2. #b324e2
  3. #ae2ed7
  4. #a839cc
  5. #a243c1
  6. #9d4db7
  7. #9757ac
  8. #9161a1
  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 #945cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4588d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6956f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b646bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91aed {
  color: #b91aed;
}
Background
.bg-b91aed {
  background-color: #b91aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91aed {
  border: 2px solid #b91aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 26 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91aed, #ed1ab8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 26 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.49 #46e512 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b91aed  rgb(185, 26, 237)  hsl(285, 85%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4eed1a  rgb(78, 237, 26)  hsl(105, 85%, 52%)  Neon Green
#edb91a  rgb(237, 185, 26)  hsl(45, 85%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#1aedb9  rgb(26, 237, 185)  hsl(165, 85%, 52%)  Aquamarine