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#B223FC

#b223fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b223fc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 13.73% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.37% cyan, 86.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 279.54°, with 97.31% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #b223fc
  2. #6dfc23

Split complementary

  1. #b223fc
  2. #d9fc23
  3. #23fc45

Analogous

  1. #4523fc
  2. #b223fc
  3. #fc23d9

Triadic

  1. #b223fc
  2. #fcb223
  3. #23fcb2

Tetradic

  1. #b223fc
  2. #fc236d
  3. #6dfc23
  4. #23fcb2

Square

  1. #b223fc
  2. #fc4523
  3. #6dfc23
  4. #23d9fc

Monochromatic

  1. #580284
  2. #8a03d0
  3. #b223fc
  4. #cc6efd
  5. #e7bafe

Shades

#b223fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b223fc
  2. #a020e3
  3. #8e1cca
  4. #7d19b0
  5. #6b1597
  6. #59127e
  7. #470e65
  8. #350b4c
  9. #240732
  10. #120419
  11. #000000

Tints

#b223fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b223fc
  2. #ba39fc
  3. #c14ffd
  4. #c965fd
  5. #d17bfd
  6. #d991fe
  7. #e0a7fe
  8. #e8bdfe
  9. #f0d3fe
  10. #f7e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b223fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b223fc
  2. #ad2cf0
  3. #a836e3
  4. #a33fd7
  5. #9e48ca
  6. #9952be
  7. #945bb2
  8. #8f64a5
  9. #8a6d99
  10. #85778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915ebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a66397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d5aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d60fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab51c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b223fc {
  color: #b223fc;
}
Background
.bg-b223fc {
  background-color: #b223fc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b223fc {
  border: 2px solid #b223fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b223fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 35 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b223fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b223fc, #fc23d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b223fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 35 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.14 #4ddc03 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b223fc  rgb(178, 35, 252)  hsl(280, 97%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#6dfc23  rgb(109, 252, 35)  hsl(100, 97%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#fcb223  rgb(252, 178, 35)  hsl(40, 97%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#23fcb2  rgb(35, 252, 178)  hsl(160, 97%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green