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#B227EE

#b227ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b227ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 15.29% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 83.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.91°, with 85.41% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #b227ee
  2. #63ee27

Split complementary

  1. #b227ee
  2. #c6ee27
  3. #27ee4e

Analogous

  1. #4e27ee
  2. #b227ee
  3. #ee27c6

Triadic

  1. #b227ee
  2. #eeb227
  3. #27eeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b227ee
  2. #ee2763
  3. #63ee27
  4. #27eeb2

Square

  1. #b227ee
  2. #ee4e27
  3. #63ee27
  4. #27c6ee

Monochromatic

  1. #530973
  2. #860fba
  3. #b227ee
  4. #cb6ef4
  5. #e5b5f9

Shades

#b227ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b227ee
  2. #a023d6
  3. #8e1fbe
  4. #7d1ba7
  5. #6b178f
  6. #591477
  7. #47105f
  8. #350c47
  9. #240830
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b227ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b227ee
  2. #ba3df0
  3. #c152f1
  4. #c968f3
  5. #d17df5
  6. #d993f7
  7. #e0a9f8
  8. #e8befa
  9. #f0d4fc
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b227ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b227ee
  2. #ad30e3
  3. #a839d8
  4. #a342cd
  5. #9e4bc2
  6. #9954b7
  7. #945cac
  8. #8f65a1
  9. #8a6e96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6459f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae4dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b227ee {
  color: #b227ee;
}
Background
.bg-b227ee {
  background-color: #b227ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b227ee {
  border: 2px solid #b227ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b227ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 39 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b227ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b227ee, #ee27c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b227ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 39 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.35 #4dd811 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b227ee  rgb(178, 39, 238)  hsl(282, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#63ee27  rgb(99, 238, 39)  hsl(102, 85%, 54%)  Harlequin
#eeb227  rgb(238, 178, 39)  hsl(42, 85%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#27eeb2  rgb(39, 238, 178)  hsl(162, 85%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green