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#B232DD

#b232dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b232dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 19.61% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.46% cyan, 77.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.91°, with 71.55% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #b232dd
  2. #5ddd32

Split complementary

  1. #b232dd
  2. #b3dd32
  3. #32dd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d32dd
  2. #b232dd
  3. #dd32b3

Triadic

  1. #b232dd
  2. #ddb232
  3. #32ddb2

Tetradic

  1. #b232dd
  2. #dd325d
  3. #5ddd32
  4. #32ddb2

Square

  1. #b232dd
  2. #dd5d32
  3. #5ddd32
  4. #32b3dd

Monochromatic

  1. #501165
  2. #841ca7
  3. #b232dd
  4. #cb74e8
  5. #e3b5f3

Shades

#b232dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b232dd
  2. #a02dc7
  3. #8e28b1
  4. #7d239b
  5. #6b1e85
  6. #59196f
  7. #471458
  8. #350f42
  9. #240a2c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b232dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b232dd
  2. #ba47e0
  3. #c15be4
  4. #c970e7
  5. #d184eb
  6. #d999ee
  7. #e0adf1
  8. #e8c2f5
  9. #f0d6f8
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b232dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b232dd
  2. #ad3ad4
  3. #a842ca
  4. #a349c1
  5. #9e51b8
  6. #9959af
  7. #9461a5
  8. #8f699c
  9. #8a7093
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905fa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d76d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a62db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04db0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b232dd {
  color: #b232dd;
}
Background
.bg-b232dd {
  background-color: #b232dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b232dd {
  border: 2px solid #b232dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b232dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 50 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b232dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b232dd, #dd32b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b232dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 50 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.38 #4dcd22 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b232dd  rgb(178, 50, 221)  hsl(285, 72%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5ddd32  rgb(93, 221, 50)  hsl(105, 72%, 53%)  Lime Green
#ddb232  rgb(221, 178, 50)  hsl(45, 72%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#32ddb2  rgb(50, 221, 178)  hsl(165, 72%, 53%)  Caribbean Green