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#B225EB

#b225eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b225eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 14.51% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.26% cyan, 84.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 282.73°, with 83.19% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.1679

Complementary

  1. #b225eb
  2. #5eeb25

Split complementary

  1. #b225eb
  2. #c1eb25
  3. #25eb4f

Analogous

  1. #4f25eb
  2. #b225eb
  3. #eb25c1

Triadic

  1. #b225eb
  2. #ebb225
  3. #25ebb2

Tetradic

  1. #b225eb
  2. #eb255e
  3. #5eeb25
  4. #25ebb2

Square

  1. #b225eb
  2. #eb4f25
  3. #5eeb25
  4. #25c1eb

Monochromatic

  1. #500a6d
  2. #8410b3
  3. #b225eb
  4. #cb6bf1
  5. #e3b1f8

Shades

#b225eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b225eb
  2. #a021d4
  3. #8e1ebc
  4. #7d1aa5
  5. #6b168d
  6. #591376
  7. #470f5e
  8. #350b47
  9. #24072f
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b225eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b225eb
  2. #ba3bed
  3. #c151ef
  4. #c966f1
  5. #d17cf3
  6. #d992f5
  7. #e0a8f7
  8. #e8bef9
  9. #f0d3fb
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b225eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b225eb
  2. #ad2ee0
  3. #a837d6
  4. #a340cb
  5. #9e49c0
  6. #9953b6
  7. #945cab
  8. #8f65a0
  9. #8a6e95
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6457ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae4bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b225eb {
  color: #b225eb;
}
Background
.bg-b225eb {
  background-color: #b225eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b225eb {
  border: 2px solid #b225eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b225eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 37 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b225eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b225eb, #eb25c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b225eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 37 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.43 #4dda14 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b225eb  rgb(178, 37, 235)  hsl(283, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5eeb25  rgb(94, 235, 37)  hsl(103, 83%, 53%)  Harlequin
#ebb225  rgb(235, 178, 37)  hsl(43, 83%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#25ebb2  rgb(37, 235, 178)  hsl(163, 83%, 53%)  Aquamarine