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#B22BE2

#b22be2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b22be2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 16.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.24% cyan, 80.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 284.26°, with 75.93% saturation and 52.75% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1668

Complementary

  1. #b22be2
  2. #5be22b

Split complementary

  1. #b22be2
  2. #b7e22b
  3. #2be257

Analogous

  1. #572be2
  2. #b22be2
  3. #e22bb7

Triadic

  1. #b22be2
  2. #e2b22b
  3. #2be2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b22be2
  2. #e22b5b
  3. #5be22b
  4. #2be2b2

Square

  1. #b22be2
  2. #e2572b
  3. #5be22b
  4. #2bb7e2

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0e66
  2. #8317a9
  3. #b22be2
  4. #ca6eeb
  5. #e3b2f4

Shades

#b22be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b22be2
  2. #a027cb
  3. #8e22b5
  4. #7d1e9e
  5. #6b1a88
  6. #591671
  7. #47115a
  8. #350d44
  9. #24092d
  10. #120417
  11. #000000

Tints

#b22be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b22be2
  2. #ba40e5
  3. #c155e8
  4. #c96beb
  5. #d180ee
  6. #d995f1
  7. #e0aaf3
  8. #e8bff6
  9. #f0d5f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b22be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b22be2
  2. #ad34d8
  3. #a83cce
  4. #a345c5
  5. #9e4dbb
  6. #9956b1
  7. #945ea7
  8. #8f679d
  9. #8a6f94
  10. #85788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905daa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b75de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5989 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6958e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7760e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4bb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b22be2 {
  color: #b22be2;
}
Background
.bg-b22be2 {
  background-color: #b22be2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b22be2 {
  border: 2px solid #b22be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b22be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 43 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b22be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b22be2, #e22bb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b22be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 43 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.97 #4dd41d Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b22be2  rgb(178, 43, 226)  hsl(284, 76%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5be22b  rgb(91, 226, 43)  hsl(104, 76%, 53%)  Lime Green
#e2b22b  rgb(226, 178, 43)  hsl(44, 76%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#2be2b2  rgb(43, 226, 178)  hsl(164, 76%, 53%)  Caribbean Green