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#B22CEE

#b22cee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b22cee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 17.25% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 81.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.44°, with 85.09% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1744

Complementary

  1. #b22cee
  2. #68ee2c

Split complementary

  1. #b22cee
  2. #c9ee2c
  3. #2cee51

Analogous

  1. #512cee
  2. #b22cee
  3. #ee2cc9

Triadic

  1. #b22cee
  2. #eeb22c
  3. #2ceeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b22cee
  2. #ee2c68
  3. #68ee2c
  4. #2ceeb2

Square

  1. #b22cee
  2. #ee512c
  3. #68ee2c
  4. #2cc9ee

Monochromatic

  1. #550a77
  2. #880fbe
  3. #b22cee
  4. #cc73f4
  5. #e6baf9

Shades

#b22cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b22cee
  2. #a028d6
  3. #8e23be
  4. #7d1fa7
  5. #6b1a8f
  6. #591677
  7. #47125f
  8. #350d47
  9. #240930
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b22cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b22cee
  2. #ba41f0
  3. #c156f1
  4. #c96bf3
  5. #d180f5
  6. #d996f7
  7. #e0abf8
  8. #e8c0fa
  9. #f0d5fc
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b22cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b22cee
  2. #ad34e3
  3. #a83dd8
  4. #a345cd
  5. #9e4ec2
  6. #9956b7
  7. #945eac
  8. #8f67a1
  9. #8a6f96
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #655bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7361ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae4fbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b22cee {
  color: #b22cee;
}
Background
.bg-b22cee {
  background-color: #b22cee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b22cee {
  border: 2px solid #b22cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b22cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 44 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b22cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b22cee, #ee2cc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b22cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 44 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.65 #4dd311 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b22cee  rgb(178, 44, 238)  hsl(281, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#68ee2c  rgb(104, 238, 44)  hsl(101, 85%, 55%)  Lawn Green
#eeb22c  rgb(238, 178, 44)  hsl(41, 85%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2ceeb2  rgb(44, 238, 178)  hsl(161, 85%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green