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#B221EC

#b221ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b221ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.58% cyan, 86.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 84.23% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #b221ec
  2. #5bec21

Split complementary

  1. #b221ec
  2. #c0ec21
  3. #21ec4d

Analogous

  1. #4d21ec
  2. #b221ec
  3. #ec21c0

Triadic

  1. #b221ec
  2. #ecb221
  3. #21ecb2

Tetradic

  1. #b221ec
  2. #ec215b
  3. #5bec21
  4. #21ecb2

Square

  1. #b221ec
  2. #ec4d21
  3. #5bec21
  4. #21c0ec

Monochromatic

  1. #4f096b
  2. #830fb1
  3. #b221ec
  4. #ca67f2
  5. #e3aef8

Shades

#b221ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b221ec
  2. #a01ed4
  3. #8e1abd
  4. #7d17a5
  5. #6b148e
  6. #591176
  7. #470d5e
  8. #350a47
  9. #24072f
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b221ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b221ec
  2. #ba37ee
  3. #c14df0
  4. #c964f2
  5. #d17af4
  6. #d990f6
  7. #e0a6f7
  8. #e8bcf9
  9. #f0d3fb
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b221ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b221ec
  2. #ad2be1
  3. #a834d6
  4. #a33ecc
  5. #9e47c1
  6. #9951b6
  7. #945aab
  8. #8f64a0
  9. #8a6d96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6356ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae4abb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b221ec {
  color: #b221ec;
}
Background
.bg-b221ec {
  background-color: #b221ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b221ec {
  border: 2px solid #b221ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b221ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 33 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b221ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b221ec, #ec21c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b221ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 33 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.76 #4dde13 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b221ec  rgb(178, 33, 236)  hsl(283, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5bec21  rgb(91, 236, 33)  hsl(103, 84%, 53%)  Harlequin
#ecb221  rgb(236, 178, 33)  hsl(43, 84%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#21ecb2  rgb(33, 236, 178)  hsl(163, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine