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#B003FA

#b003fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b003fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 1.18% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.6% cyan, 98.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 282.02°, with 97.63% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #b003fa
  2. #4dfa03

Split complementary

  1. #b003fa
  2. #c9fa03
  3. #03fa34

Analogous

  1. #3403fa
  2. #b003fa
  3. #fa03c9

Triadic

  1. #b003fa
  2. #fab003
  3. #03fab0

Tetradic

  1. #b003fa
  2. #fa034d
  3. #4dfa03
  4. #03fab0

Square

  1. #b003fa
  2. #fa3403
  3. #4dfa03
  4. #03c9fa

Monochromatic

  1. #460163
  2. #7b02ae
  3. #b003fa
  4. #c84dfd
  5. #df98fe

Shades

#b003fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b003fa
  2. #9e03e1
  3. #8d02c8
  4. #7b02af
  5. #6a0296
  6. #58027d
  7. #460164
  8. #35014b
  9. #230132
  10. #120019
  11. #000000

Tints

#b003fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b003fa
  2. #b81cfb
  3. #c035fb
  4. #c84ffc
  5. #d068fc
  6. #d881fd
  7. #df9afd
  8. #e7b3fe
  9. #efcdfe
  10. #f7e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b003fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b003fa
  2. #ab10ee
  3. #a61ce2
  4. #a229d5
  5. #9d35c9
  6. #9842bd
  7. #934eb1
  8. #8e5ba5
  9. #8a6798
  10. #85748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e58b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5753fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6859f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a948c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b003fa {
  color: #b003fa;
}
Background
.bg-b003fa {
  background-color: #b003fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b003fa {
  border: 2px solid #b003fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b003fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 3 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 98% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b003fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b003fa, #fa03c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b003fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 3 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.45 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.91 #4ffc05 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b003fa  rgb(176, 3, 250)  hsl(282, 98%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#4dfa03  rgb(77, 250, 3)  hsl(102, 98%, 50%)  Harlequin
#fab003  rgb(250, 176, 3)  hsl(42, 98%, 50%)  Marigold
#03fab0  rgb(3, 250, 176)  hsl(162, 98%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green