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#B215EE

#b215ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b215ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 8.24% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 91.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.41°, with 86.45% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1617

Complementary

  1. #b215ee
  2. #51ee15

Split complementary

  1. #b215ee
  2. #bdee15
  3. #15ee45

Analogous

  1. #4515ee
  2. #b215ee
  3. #ee15bd

Triadic

  1. #b215ee
  2. #eeb215
  3. #15eeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b215ee
  2. #ee1551
  3. #51ee15
  4. #15eeb2

Square

  1. #b215ee
  2. #ee4515
  3. #51ee15
  4. #15bdee

Monochromatic

  1. #490763
  2. #7e0caa
  3. #b215ee
  4. #c95cf3
  5. #e1a4f8

Shades

#b215ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b215ee
  2. #a013d6
  3. #8e11be
  4. #7d0fa7
  5. #6b0d8f
  6. #590b77
  7. #47085f
  8. #350647
  9. #240430
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b215ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b215ee
  2. #ba2cf0
  3. #c144f1
  4. #c95bf3
  5. #d173f5
  6. #d98af7
  7. #e0a1f8
  8. #e8b9fa
  9. #f0d0fc
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b215ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b215ee
  2. #ad20e3
  3. #a82ad8
  4. #a335cd
  5. #9e40c2
  6. #994bb7
  7. #9455ac
  8. #8f60a1
  9. #8a6b96
  10. #85758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f59b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab588d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6154f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae46bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b215ee {
  color: #b215ee;
}
Background
.bg-b215ee {
  background-color: #b215ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b215ee {
  border: 2px solid #b215ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b215ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 21 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b215ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b215ee, #ee15bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b215ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 21 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.51 #4dea11 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b215ee  rgb(178, 21, 238)  hsl(283, 86%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#51ee15  rgb(81, 238, 21)  hsl(103, 86%, 51%)  Harlequin
#eeb215  rgb(238, 178, 21)  hsl(43, 86%, 51%)  Meat Brown
#15eeb2  rgb(21, 238, 178)  hsl(163, 86%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green