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#B221EA

#b221ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b221ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 12.94% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.93% cyan, 85.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.28°, with 82.72% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1649

Complementary

  1. #b221ea
  2. #59ea21

Split complementary

  1. #b221ea
  2. #beea21
  3. #21ea4d

Analogous

  1. #4d21ea
  2. #b221ea
  3. #ea21be

Triadic

  1. #b221ea
  2. #eab221
  3. #21eab2

Tetradic

  1. #b221ea
  2. #ea2159
  3. #59ea21
  4. #21eab2

Square

  1. #b221ea
  2. #ea4d21
  3. #59ea21
  4. #21beea

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0a68
  2. #8210ae
  3. #b221ea
  4. #ca67f1
  5. #e2adf7

Shades

#b221ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b221ea
  2. #a01ed3
  3. #8e1abb
  4. #7d17a4
  5. #6b148c
  6. #591175
  7. #470d5e
  8. #350a46
  9. #24072f
  10. #120317
  11. #000000

Tints

#b221ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b221ea
  2. #ba37ec
  3. #c14dee
  4. #c964f0
  5. #d17af2
  6. #d990f5
  7. #e0a6f7
  8. #e8bcf9
  9. #f0d3fb
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b221ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b221ea
  2. #ad2bdf
  3. #a834d5
  4. #a33eca
  5. #9e47c0
  6. #9951b5
  7. #945aaa
  8. #8f64a0
  9. #8a6d95
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905baf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac598c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6456ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae49b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b221ea {
  color: #b221ea;
}
Background
.bg-b221ea {
  background-color: #b221ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b221ea {
  border: 2px solid #b221ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b221ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 33 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 83% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b221ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b221ea, #ea21be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b221ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 33 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.72 #4dde15 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b221ea  rgb(178, 33, 234)  hsl(283, 83%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#59ea21  rgb(89, 234, 33)  hsl(103, 83%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eab221  rgb(234, 178, 33)  hsl(43, 83%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#21eab2  rgb(33, 234, 178)  hsl(163, 83%, 52%)  Aquamarine