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#B60CED

#b60ced ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b60ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.71% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.21% cyan, 94.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.33°, with 90.36% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1632

Complementary

  1. #b60ced
  2. #43ed0c

Split complementary

  1. #b60ced
  2. #b3ed0c
  3. #0ced45

Analogous

  1. #450ced
  2. #b60ced
  3. #ed0cb3

Triadic

  1. #b60ced
  2. #edb60c
  3. #0cedb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60ced
  2. #ed0c43
  3. #43ed0c
  4. #0cedb6

Square

  1. #b60ced
  2. #ed450c
  3. #43ed0c
  4. #0cb3ed

Monochromatic

  1. #46055b
  2. #7e08a4
  3. #b60ced
  4. #cd4ff6
  5. #e298fa

Shades

#b60ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60ced
  2. #a40bd5
  3. #920abe
  4. #7f08a6
  5. #6d078e
  6. #5b0677
  7. #49055f
  8. #370447
  9. #24022f
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60ced
  2. #bd24ef
  3. #c53df1
  4. #cc55f2
  5. #d36df4
  6. #db86f6
  7. #e29ef8
  8. #e9b6fa
  9. #f0cefb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60ced
  2. #b118e2
  3. #ab23d7
  4. #a62fcc
  5. #a03ac1
  6. #9b46b7
  7. #9652ac
  8. #905da1
  9. #8b6996
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9159b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0558c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6453f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b343bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60ced {
  color: #b60ced;
}
Background
.bg-b60ced {
  background-color: #b60ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60ced {
  border: 2px solid #b60ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60ced, #ed0cb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.60 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.32 #49f312 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b60ced  rgb(182, 12, 237)  hsl(285, 90%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#43ed0c  rgb(67, 237, 12)  hsl(105, 90%, 49%)  Neon Green
#edb60c  rgb(237, 182, 12)  hsl(45, 90%, 49%)  Meat Brown
#0cedb6  rgb(12, 237, 182)  hsl(165, 90%, 49%)  Aquamarine