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#B048EC

#b048ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b048ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.42% cyan, 69.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 278.05°, with 81.19% saturation and 60.39% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1992

Complementary

  1. #b048ec
  2. #84ec48

Split complementary

  1. #b048ec
  2. #d6ec48
  3. #48ec5e

Analogous

  1. #5e48ec
  2. #b048ec
  3. #ec48d6

Triadic

  1. #b048ec
  2. #ecb048
  3. #48ecb0

Tetradic

  1. #b048ec
  2. #ec4884
  3. #84ec48
  4. #48ecb0

Square

  1. #b048ec
  2. #ec5e48
  3. #84ec48
  4. #48d6ec

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f8c
  2. #8d16d2
  3. #b048ec
  4. #ce8df3
  5. #ecd3fa

Shades

#b048ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b048ec
  2. #9e41d4
  3. #8d3abd
  4. #7b32a5
  5. #6a2b8e
  6. #582476
  7. #461d5e
  8. #351647
  9. #230e2f
  10. #120718
  11. #000000

Tints

#b048ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b048ec
  2. #b85aee
  3. #c06df0
  4. #c87ff2
  5. #d091f4
  6. #d8a4f6
  7. #dfb6f7
  8. #e7c8f9
  9. #efdafb
  10. #f7edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b048ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b048ec
  2. #ab4ee1
  3. #a653d6
  4. #a259cc
  5. #9d5ec1
  6. #9864b6
  7. #936aab
  8. #8e6fa0
  9. #8a7596
  10. #857a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c67ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab60be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b048ec {
  color: #b048ec;
}
Background
.bg-b048ec {
  background-color: #b048ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b048ec {
  border: 2px solid #b048ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b048ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 72 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b048ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b048ec, #ec48d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b048ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 72 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.82 #4fb713 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b048ec  rgb(176, 72, 236)  hsl(278, 81%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#84ec48  rgb(132, 236, 72)  hsl(98, 81%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#ecb048  rgb(236, 176, 72)  hsl(38, 81%, 60%)  Pastel Orange
#48ecb0  rgb(72, 236, 176)  hsl(158, 81%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green