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#B008FA

#b008fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b008fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 3.14% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.6% cyan, 96.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.65°, with 96.03% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #b008fa
  2. #52fa08

Split complementary

  1. #b008fa
  2. #cbfa08
  3. #08fa37

Analogous

  1. #3708fa
  2. #b008fa
  3. #fa08cb

Triadic

  1. #b008fa
  2. #fab008
  3. #08fab0

Tetradic

  1. #b008fa
  2. #fa0852
  3. #52fa08
  4. #08fab0

Square

  1. #b008fa
  2. #fa3708
  3. #52fa08
  4. #08cbfa

Monochromatic

  1. #480267
  2. #7d04b2
  3. #b008fa
  4. #c853fc
  5. #e09efd

Shades

#b008fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b008fa
  2. #9e07e1
  3. #8d06c8
  4. #7b06af
  5. #6a0596
  6. #58047d
  7. #460364
  8. #35024b
  9. #230232
  10. #120119
  11. #000000

Tints

#b008fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b008fa
  2. #b821fb
  3. #c039fb
  4. #c852fc
  5. #d06bfc
  6. #d884fd
  7. #df9cfd
  8. #e7b5fe
  9. #efcefe
  10. #f7e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b008fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b008fa
  2. #ab14ee
  3. #a620e2
  4. #a22cd5
  5. #9d38c9
  6. #9844bd
  7. #9350b1
  8. #8e5ca5
  9. #8a6898
  10. #85748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e59b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5854fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #685af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a949c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b008fa {
  color: #b008fa;
}
Background
.bg-b008fa {
  background-color: #b008fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b008fa {
  border: 2px solid #b008fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b008fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 8 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b008fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b008fa, #fa08cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b008fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 8 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 10.00 #4ff705 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b008fa  rgb(176, 8, 250)  hsl(282, 96%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#52fa08  rgb(82, 250, 8)  hsl(102, 96%, 51%)  Harlequin
#fab008  rgb(250, 176, 8)  hsl(42, 96%, 51%)  Marigold
#08fab0  rgb(8, 250, 176)  hsl(162, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green