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#B048EB

#b048eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b048eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 28.24% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.11% cyan, 69.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 278.28°, with 80.3% saturation and 60.2% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1986

Complementary

  1. #b048eb
  2. #83eb48

Split complementary

  1. #b048eb
  2. #d5eb48
  3. #48eb5f

Analogous

  1. #5f48eb
  2. #b048eb
  3. #eb48d5

Triadic

  1. #b048eb
  2. #ebb048
  3. #48ebb0

Tetradic

  1. #b048eb
  2. #eb4883
  3. #83eb48
  4. #48ebb0

Square

  1. #b048eb
  2. #eb5f48
  3. #83eb48
  4. #48d5eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f8b
  2. #8d17d0
  3. #b048eb
  4. #ce8df3
  5. #ecd2fa

Shades

#b048eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b048eb
  2. #9e41d4
  3. #8d3abc
  4. #7b32a5
  5. #6a2b8d
  6. #582476
  7. #461d5e
  8. #351647
  9. #230e2f
  10. #120718
  11. #000000

Tints

#b048eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b048eb
  2. #b85aed
  3. #c06def
  4. #c87ff1
  5. #d091f3
  6. #d8a4f5
  7. #dfb6f7
  8. #e7c8f9
  9. #efdafb
  10. #f7edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b048eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b048eb
  2. #ab4ee0
  3. #a653d6
  4. #a259cb
  5. #9d5ec0
  6. #9864b6
  7. #936aab
  8. #8e6fa0
  9. #8a7595
  10. #857a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936ab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d7de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d67ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786ce9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab5fbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b048eb {
  color: #b048eb;
}
Background
.bg-b048eb {
  background-color: #b048eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b048eb {
  border: 2px solid #b048eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b048eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 72 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b048eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b048eb, #eb48d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b048eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 72 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.31 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.79 #4fb714 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b048eb  rgb(176, 72, 235)  hsl(278, 80%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#83eb48  rgb(131, 235, 72)  hsl(98, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#ebb048  rgb(235, 176, 72)  hsl(38, 80%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#48ebb0  rgb(72, 235, 176)  hsl(158, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine