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#B20EEE

#b20eee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b20eee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 5.49% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.93°, with 88.89% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1595

Complementary

  1. #b20eee
  2. #4aee0e

Split complementary

  1. #b20eee
  2. #baee0e
  3. #0eee42

Analogous

  1. #420eee
  2. #b20eee
  3. #ee0eba

Triadic

  1. #b20eee
  2. #eeb20e
  3. #0eeeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b20eee
  2. #ee0e4a
  3. #4aee0e
  4. #0eeeb2

Square

  1. #b20eee
  2. #ee420e
  3. #4aee0e
  4. #0ebaee

Monochromatic

  1. #46055d
  2. #7c0aa6
  3. #b20eee
  4. #ca54f5
  5. #e09cf9

Shades

#b20eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b20eee
  2. #a00dd6
  3. #8e0bbe
  4. #7d0aa7
  5. #6b088f
  6. #590777
  7. #47065f
  8. #350447
  9. #240330
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b20eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b20eee
  2. #ba26f0
  3. #c13ef1
  4. #c956f3
  5. #d16ef5
  6. #d987f7
  7. #e09ff8
  8. #e8b7fa
  9. #f0cffc
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b20eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b20eee
  2. #ad19e3
  3. #a825d8
  4. #a330cd
  5. #9e3cc2
  6. #9947b7
  7. #9452ac
  8. #8f5ea1
  9. #8a6996
  10. #85758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f58b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab578d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6052f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae45bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b20eee {
  color: #b20eee;
}
Background
.bg-b20eee {
  background-color: #b20eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b20eee {
  border: 2px solid #b20eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b20eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 14 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b20eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b20eee, #ee0eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b20eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 14 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.80 #4df111 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b20eee  rgb(178, 14, 238)  hsl(284, 89%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#4aee0e  rgb(74, 238, 14)  hsl(104, 89%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eeb20e  rgb(238, 178, 14)  hsl(44, 89%, 49%)  Amber
#0eeeb2  rgb(14, 238, 178)  hsl(164, 89%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green