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#B804EE

#b804ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b804ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 1.57% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.69% cyan, 98.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.15°, with 96.69% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1645

Complementary

  1. #b804ee
  2. #3aee04

Split complementary

  1. #b804ee
  2. #afee04
  3. #04ee43

Analogous

  1. #4304ee
  2. #b804ee
  3. #ee04af

Triadic

  1. #b804ee
  2. #eeb804
  3. #04eeb8

Tetradic

  1. #b804ee
  2. #ee043a
  3. #3aee04
  4. #04eeb8

Square

  1. #b804ee
  2. #ee4304
  3. #3aee04
  4. #04afee

Monochromatic

  1. #440158
  2. #7e03a3
  3. #b804ee
  4. #d143fc
  5. #e38efd

Shades

#b804ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b804ee
  2. #a604d6
  3. #9303be
  4. #8103a7
  5. #6e028f
  6. #5c0277
  7. #4a025f
  8. #370147
  9. #250130
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b804ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b804ee
  2. #bf1df0
  3. #c636f1
  4. #cd4ff3
  5. #d468f5
  6. #dc82f7
  7. #e39bf8
  8. #eab4fa
  9. #f1cdfc
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b804ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b804ee
  2. #b210e3
  3. #ad1dd8
  4. #a729cd
  5. #a236c2
  6. #9c42b7
  7. #964eac
  8. #915ba1
  9. #8b6796
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9359b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3548c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6552f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b542bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b804ee {
  color: #b804ee;
}
Background
.bg-b804ee {
  background-color: #b804ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b804ee {
  border: 2px solid #b804ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b804ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 4 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b804ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b804ee, #ee04af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b804ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 4 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.31 #47fb11 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b804ee  rgb(184, 4, 238)  hsl(286, 97%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3aee04  rgb(58, 238, 4)  hsl(106, 97%, 47%)  Neon Green
#eeb804  rgb(238, 184, 4)  hsl(46, 97%, 47%)  Golden Poppy
#04eeb8  rgb(4, 238, 184)  hsl(166, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine