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#B139DD

#b139dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b139dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 22.35% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.91% cyan, 74.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.9°, with 70.69% saturation and 54.51% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1749

Complementary

  1. #b139dd
  2. #65dd39

Split complementary

  1. #b139dd
  2. #b7dd39
  3. #39dd5f

Analogous

  1. #5f39dd
  2. #b139dd
  3. #dd39b7

Triadic

  1. #b139dd
  2. #ddb139
  3. #39ddb1

Tetradic

  1. #b139dd
  2. #dd3965
  3. #65dd39
  4. #39ddb1

Square

  1. #b139dd
  2. #dd5f39
  3. #65dd39
  4. #39b7dd

Monochromatic

  1. #53126b
  2. #861eac
  3. #b139dd
  4. #cb7ae8
  5. #e4bcf3

Shades

#b139dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b139dd
  2. #9f33c7
  3. #8e2eb1
  4. #7c289b
  5. #6a2285
  6. #591d6f
  7. #471758
  8. #351142
  9. #230b2c
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b139dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b139dd
  2. #b94de0
  3. #c161e4
  4. #c874e7
  5. #d088eb
  6. #d89cee
  7. #e0b0f1
  8. #e8c4f5
  9. #efd7f8
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b139dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b139dd
  2. #ac40d4
  3. #a747ca
  4. #a24ec1
  5. #9d55b8
  6. #995daf
  7. #9464a5
  8. #8f6b9c
  9. #8a7293
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9062a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3277d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a64db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af51b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b139dd {
  color: #b139dd;
}
Background
.bg-b139dd {
  background-color: #b139dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b139dd {
  border: 2px solid #b139dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b139dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 57 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b139dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b139dd, #dd39b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b139dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 57 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.04 #4ec622 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b139dd  rgb(177, 57, 221)  hsl(284, 71%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#65dd39  rgb(101, 221, 57)  hsl(104, 71%, 55%)  Lime Green
#ddb139  rgb(221, 177, 57)  hsl(44, 71%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#39ddb1  rgb(57, 221, 177)  hsl(164, 71%, 55%)  Caribbean Green