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#B225EE

#b225ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b225ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 84.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 282.09°, with 85.53% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1696

Complementary

  1. #b225ee
  2. #61ee25

Split complementary

  1. #b225ee
  2. #c5ee25
  3. #25ee4d

Analogous

  1. #4d25ee
  2. #b225ee
  3. #ee25c5

Triadic

  1. #b225ee
  2. #eeb225
  3. #25eeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b225ee
  2. #ee2561
  3. #61ee25
  4. #25eeb2

Square

  1. #b225ee
  2. #ee4d25
  3. #61ee25
  4. #25c5ee

Monochromatic

  1. #520971
  2. #850eb8
  3. #b225ee
  4. #cb6cf4
  5. #e4b3f9

Shades

#b225ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b225ee
  2. #a021d6
  3. #8e1ebe
  4. #7d1aa7
  5. #6b168f
  6. #591377
  7. #470f5f
  8. #350b47
  9. #240730
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b225ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b225ee
  2. #ba3bf0
  3. #c151f1
  4. #c966f3
  5. #d17cf5
  6. #d992f7
  7. #e0a8f8
  8. #e8befa
  9. #f0d3fc
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b225ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b225ee
  2. #ad2ee3
  3. #a837d8
  4. #a340cd
  5. #9e49c2
  6. #9953b7
  7. #945cac
  8. #8f65a1
  9. #8a6e96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6358f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae4cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b225ee {
  color: #b225ee;
}
Background
.bg-b225ee {
  background-color: #b225ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b225ee {
  border: 2px solid #b225ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b225ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 37 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b225ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b225ee, #ee25c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b225ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 37 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.51 #4dda11 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b225ee  rgb(178, 37, 238)  hsl(282, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#61ee25  rgb(97, 238, 37)  hsl(102, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin
#eeb225  rgb(238, 178, 37)  hsl(42, 86%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#25eeb2  rgb(37, 238, 178)  hsl(162, 86%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green