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#B809FF

#b809ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b809ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 3.53% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.84% cyan, 96.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 282.68°, with 100% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1761

Complementary

  1. #b809ff
  2. #50ff09

Split complementary

  1. #b809ff
  2. #cbff09
  3. #09ff3d

Analogous

  1. #3d09ff
  2. #b809ff
  3. #ff09cb

Triadic

  1. #b809ff
  2. #ffb809
  3. #09ffb8

Tetradic

  1. #b809ff
  2. #ff0950
  3. #50ff09
  4. #09ffb8

Square

  1. #b809ff
  2. #ff3d09
  3. #50ff09
  4. #09cbff

Monochromatic

  1. #4f006f
  2. #8500bb
  3. #b809ff
  4. #ce55ff
  5. #e4a2ff

Shades

#b809ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b809ff
  2. #a608e6
  3. #9307cc
  4. #8106b3
  5. #6e0599
  6. #5c0580
  7. #4a0466
  8. #37034d
  9. #250233
  10. #12011a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b809ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b809ff
  2. #bf22ff
  3. #c63aff
  4. #cd53ff
  5. #d46bff
  6. #dc84ff
  7. #e39dff
  8. #eab5ff
  9. #f1ceff
  10. #f8e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b809ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b809ff
  2. #b215f2
  3. #ad21e6
  4. #a72dd9
  5. #a239cc
  6. #9c45c0
  7. #9650b3
  8. #915ca6
  9. #8b6899
  10. #86748d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945cbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f57ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705efd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b24ac9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b809ff {
  color: #b809ff;
}
Background
.bg-b809ff {
  background-color: #b809ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b809ff {
  border: 2px solid #b809ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b809ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 9 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b809ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b809ff, #ff09cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b809ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 9 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.59 #47f600 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b809ff  rgb(184, 9, 255)  hsl(283, 100%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#50ff09  rgb(80, 255, 9)  hsl(103, 100%, 52%)  Harlequin
#ffb809  rgb(255, 184, 9)  hsl(43, 100%, 52%)  Amber
#09ffb8  rgb(9, 255, 184)  hsl(163, 100%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green