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#B231DC

#b231dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b231dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 19.22% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.09% cyan, 77.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.26°, with 70.95% saturation and 52.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #b231dc
  2. #5bdc31

Split complementary

  1. #b231dc
  2. #b1dc31
  3. #31dc5d

Analogous

  1. #5d31dc
  2. #b231dc
  3. #dc31b1

Triadic

  1. #b231dc
  2. #dcb231
  3. #31dcb2

Tetradic

  1. #b231dc
  2. #dc315b
  3. #5bdc31
  4. #31dcb2

Square

  1. #b231dc
  2. #dc5d31
  3. #5bdc31
  4. #31b1dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1163
  2. #831ca5
  3. #b231dc
  4. #ca72e7
  5. #e3b4f2

Shades

#b231dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b231dc
  2. #a02cc6
  3. #8e27b0
  4. #7d229a
  5. #6b1d84
  6. #59196e
  7. #471458
  8. #350f42
  9. #240a2c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b231dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b231dc
  2. #ba46e0
  3. #c15ae3
  4. #c96fe7
  5. #d183ea
  6. #d998ee
  7. #e0adf1
  8. #e8c1f5
  9. #f0d6f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b231dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b231dc
  2. #ad39d3
  3. #a841ca
  4. #a349c0
  5. #9e51b7
  6. #9959ae
  7. #9460a5
  8. #8f689c
  9. #8a7092
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e75d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5987 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c59df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a61da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b231dc {
  color: #b231dc;
}
Background
.bg-b231dc {
  background-color: #b231dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b231dc {
  border: 2px solid #b231dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b231dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 49 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b231dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b231dc, #dc31b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b231dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 49 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.24 #4dce23 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b231dc  rgb(178, 49, 220)  hsl(285, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5bdc31  rgb(91, 220, 49)  hsl(105, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dcb231  rgb(220, 178, 49)  hsl(45, 71%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#31dcb2  rgb(49, 220, 178)  hsl(165, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green