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#B230E2

#b230e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b230e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 18.82% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.24% cyan, 78.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.82°, with 75.42% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1707

Complementary

  1. #b230e2
  2. #60e230

Split complementary

  1. #b230e2
  2. #b9e230
  3. #30e259

Analogous

  1. #5930e2
  2. #b230e2
  3. #e230b9

Triadic

  1. #b230e2
  2. #e2b230
  3. #30e2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b230e2
  2. #e23060
  3. #60e230
  4. #30e2b2

Square

  1. #b230e2
  2. #e25930
  3. #60e230
  4. #30b9e2

Monochromatic

  1. #520f6a
  2. #8518ad
  3. #b230e2
  4. #cb73eb
  5. #e4b6f5

Shades

#b230e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b230e2
  2. #a02bcb
  3. #8e26b5
  4. #7d229e
  5. #6b1d88
  6. #591871
  7. #47135a
  8. #350e44
  9. #240a2d
  10. #120517
  11. #000000

Tints

#b230e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b230e2
  2. #ba45e5
  3. #c159e8
  4. #c96eeb
  5. #d183ee
  6. #d998f1
  7. #e0acf3
  8. #e8c1f6
  9. #f0d6f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b230e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b230e2
  2. #ad38d8
  3. #a840ce
  4. #a348c5
  5. #9e50bb
  6. #9958b1
  7. #9460a7
  8. #8f689d
  9. #8a7094
  10. #85788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2176de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a5ae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7861e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4db4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b230e2 {
  color: #b230e2;
}
Background
.bg-b230e2 {
  background-color: #b230e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b230e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b230e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b230e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 48 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b230e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b230e2, #e230b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b230e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 48 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.34 #4dcf1d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b230e2  rgb(178, 48, 226)  hsl(284, 75%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#60e230  rgb(96, 226, 48)  hsl(104, 75%, 54%)  Lime Green
#e2b230  rgb(226, 178, 48)  hsl(44, 75%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#30e2b2  rgb(48, 226, 178)  hsl(164, 75%, 54%)  Caribbean Green