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#994BEF

#994bef ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#994bef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 29.41% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.98% cyan, 68.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 268.54°, with 83.67% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1804

Complementary

  1. #994bef
  2. #a1ef4b

Split complementary

  1. #994bef
  2. #efeb4b
  3. #4fef4b

Analogous

  1. #4b4fef
  2. #994bef
  3. #eb4bef

Triadic

  1. #994bef
  2. #ef994b
  3. #4bef99

Tetradic

  1. #994bef
  2. #ef4ba1
  3. #a1ef4b
  4. #4bef99

Square

  1. #994bef
  2. #ef4b4f
  3. #a1ef4b
  4. #4befeb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0d94
  2. #7213da
  3. #994bef
  4. #c191f5
  5. #e9d8fb

Shades

#994bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #994bef
  2. #8a44d7
  3. #7a3cbf
  4. #6b35a7
  5. #5c2d8f
  6. #4d2678
  7. #3d1e60
  8. #2e1748
  9. #1f0f30
  10. #0f0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#994bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #994bef
  2. #a35df1
  3. #ad6ff2
  4. #b881f4
  5. #c293f5
  6. #cca5f7
  7. #d6b7f9
  8. #e0c9fa
  9. #ebdbfc
  10. #f5edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#994bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #994bef
  2. #9750e4
  3. #9456d9
  4. #925bce
  5. #8f60c3
  6. #8d66b8
  7. #8a6bac
  8. #8870a1
  9. #857596
  10. #837b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8567b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #867298 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5767f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6067ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e65c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-994bef {
  color: #994bef;
}
Background
.bg-994bef {
  background-color: #994bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-994bef {
  border: 2px solid #994bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #994bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 75 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-994bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #994bef, #eb4bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-994bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 75 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.38 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.17 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.47 #66b410 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#994bef  rgb(153, 75, 239)  hsl(269, 84%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#a1ef4b  rgb(161, 239, 75)  hsl(89, 84%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ef994b  rgb(239, 153, 75)  hsl(29, 84%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#4bef99  rgb(75, 239, 153)  hsl(149, 84%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green