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#B228EE

#b228ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b228ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 15.69% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 83.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.82°, with 85.34% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1716

Complementary

  1. #b228ee
  2. #64ee28

Split complementary

  1. #b228ee
  2. #c7ee28
  3. #28ee4f

Analogous

  1. #4f28ee
  2. #b228ee
  3. #ee28c7

Triadic

  1. #b228ee
  2. #eeb228
  3. #28eeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b228ee
  2. #ee2864
  3. #64ee28
  4. #28eeb2

Square

  1. #b228ee
  2. #ee4f28
  3. #64ee28
  4. #28c7ee

Monochromatic

  1. #540974
  2. #870fbb
  3. #b228ee
  4. #cb6ff4
  5. #e5b6f9

Shades

#b228ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b228ee
  2. #a024d6
  3. #8e20be
  4. #7d1ca7
  5. #6b188f
  6. #591477
  7. #47105f
  8. #350c47
  9. #240830
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b228ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b228ee
  2. #ba3ef0
  3. #c153f1
  4. #c969f3
  5. #d17ef5
  6. #d994f7
  7. #e0a9f8
  8. #e8bffa
  9. #f0d4fc
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b228ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b228ee
  2. #ad31e3
  3. #a83ad8
  4. #a342cd
  5. #9e4bc2
  6. #9954b7
  7. #945dac
  8. #8f66a1
  9. #8a6e96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905eb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6459f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7360ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae4dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b228ee {
  color: #b228ee;
}
Background
.bg-b228ee {
  background-color: #b228ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b228ee {
  border: 2px solid #b228ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b228ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 40 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b228ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b228ee, #ee28c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b228ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 40 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.10 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.31 #4dd711 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b228ee  rgb(178, 40, 238)  hsl(282, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#64ee28  rgb(100, 238, 40)  hsl(102, 85%, 55%)  Harlequin
#eeb228  rgb(238, 178, 40)  hsl(42, 85%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#28eeb2  rgb(40, 238, 178)  hsl(162, 85%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green