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#B22EEE

#b22eee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b22eee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 18.04% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 80.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.25°, with 84.96% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #b22eee
  2. #6aee2e

Split complementary

  1. #b22eee
  2. #caee2e
  3. #2eee52

Analogous

  1. #522eee
  2. #b22eee
  3. #ee2eca

Triadic

  1. #b22eee
  2. #eeb22e
  3. #2eeeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b22eee
  2. #ee2e6a
  3. #6aee2e
  4. #2eeeb2

Square

  1. #b22eee
  2. #ee522e
  3. #6aee2e
  4. #2ecaee

Monochromatic

  1. #560a79
  2. #8910c0
  3. #b22eee
  4. #cc75f4
  5. #e6bcfa

Shades

#b22eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b22eee
  2. #a029d6
  3. #8e25be
  4. #7d20a7
  5. #6b1c8f
  6. #591777
  7. #47125f
  8. #350e47
  9. #240930
  10. #120518
  11. #000000

Tints

#b22eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b22eee
  2. #ba43f0
  3. #c158f1
  4. #c96df3
  5. #d182f5
  6. #d997f7
  7. #e0abf8
  8. #e8c0fa
  9. #f0d5fc
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b22eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b22eee
  2. #ad36e3
  3. #a83ed8
  4. #a347cd
  5. #9e4fc2
  6. #9957b7
  7. #945fac
  8. #8f67a1
  9. #8a7096
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9160b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa6090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #655bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7462ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad50bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b22eee {
  color: #b22eee;
}
Background
.bg-b22eee {
  background-color: #b22eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b22eee {
  border: 2px solid #b22eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b22eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 46 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b22eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b22eee, #ee2eca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b22eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 46 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.83 #4dd111 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b22eee  rgb(178, 46, 238)  hsl(281, 85%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#6aee2e  rgb(106, 238, 46)  hsl(101, 85%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#eeb22e  rgb(238, 178, 46)  hsl(41, 85%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#2eeeb2  rgb(46, 238, 178)  hsl(161, 85%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green