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#B91CE1

#b91ce1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b91ce1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 10.98% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.78% cyan, 87.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 287.82°, with 77.87% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.1658

Complementary

  1. #b91ce1
  2. #44e11c

Split complementary

  1. #b91ce1
  2. #a7e11c
  3. #1ce157

Analogous

  1. #571ce1
  2. #b91ce1
  3. #e11ca7

Triadic

  1. #b91ce1
  2. #e1b91c
  3. #1ce1b9

Tetradic

  1. #b91ce1
  2. #e11c44
  3. #44e11c
  4. #1ce1b9

Square

  1. #b91ce1
  2. #e1571c
  3. #44e11c
  4. #1ca7e1

Monochromatic

  1. #490b59
  2. #81149d
  3. #b91ce1
  4. #ce5eeb
  5. #e3a3f3

Shades

#b91ce1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91ce1
  2. #a719cb
  3. #9416b4
  4. #82149e
  5. #6f1187
  6. #5d0e71
  7. #4a0b5a
  8. #380844
  9. #25062d
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91ce1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91ce1
  2. #c033e4
  3. #c749e7
  4. #ce60ea
  5. #d577ed
  6. #dc8ef0
  7. #e3a4f3
  8. #eabbf6
  9. #f1d2f9
  10. #f8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91ce1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91ce1
  2. #b326d7
  3. #ae30ce
  4. #a83ac4
  5. #a244ba
  6. #9d4eb1
  7. #9758a7
  8. #91629d
  9. #8b6c93
  10. #86768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935baa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2375dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d54e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5edf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b842b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91ce1 {
  color: #b91ce1;
}
Background
.bg-b91ce1 {
  background-color: #b91ce1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91ce1 {
  border: 2px solid #b91ce1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91ce1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 28 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 78% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91ce1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91ce1, #e11ca7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91ce1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 28 225 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.50 #46e31e Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b91ce1  rgb(185, 28, 225)  hsl(288, 78%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#44e11c  rgb(68, 225, 28)  hsl(108, 78%, 50%)  Lime Green
#e1b91c  rgb(225, 185, 28)  hsl(48, 78%, 50%)  Meat Brown
#1ce1b9  rgb(28, 225, 185)  hsl(168, 78%, 50%)  Caribbean Green