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#B021EE

#b021ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b021ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 12.94% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.05% cyan, 86.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.85°, with 85.77% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1649

Complementary

  1. #b021ee
  2. #5fee21

Split complementary

  1. #b021ee
  2. #c6ee21
  3. #21ee4a

Analogous

  1. #4a21ee
  2. #b021ee
  3. #ee21c6

Triadic

  1. #b021ee
  2. #eeb021
  3. #21eeb0

Tetradic

  1. #b021ee
  2. #ee215f
  3. #5fee21
  4. #21eeb0

Square

  1. #b021ee
  2. #ee4a21
  3. #5fee21
  4. #21c6ee

Monochromatic

  1. #4f086e
  2. #820eb5
  3. #b021ee
  4. #c968f3
  5. #e3aff9

Shades

#b021ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b021ee
  2. #9e1ed6
  3. #8d1abe
  4. #7b17a7
  5. #6a148f
  6. #581177
  7. #460d5f
  8. #350a47
  9. #230730
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b021ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b021ee
  2. #b837f0
  3. #c04df1
  4. #c864f3
  5. #d07af5
  6. #d890f7
  7. #dfa6f8
  8. #e7bcfa
  9. #efd3fc
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b021ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b021ee
  2. #ab2be3
  3. #a634d8
  4. #a23ecd
  5. #9d47c2
  6. #9851b7
  7. #935aac
  8. #8e64a1
  9. #8a6d96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5bb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a85c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6056f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab4bbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b021ee {
  color: #b021ee;
}
Background
.bg-b021ee {
  background-color: #b021ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b021ee {
  border: 2px solid #b021ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b021ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 33 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b021ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b021ee, #ee21c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b021ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 33 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.07 #4fde11 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b021ee  rgb(176, 33, 238)  hsl(282, 86%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5fee21  rgb(95, 238, 33)  hsl(102, 86%, 53%)  Harlequin
#eeb021  rgb(238, 176, 33)  hsl(42, 86%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#21eeb0  rgb(33, 238, 176)  hsl(162, 86%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green