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#B233EB

#b233eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b233eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 20% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.26% cyan, 78.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 281.41°, with 82.14% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #b233eb
  2. #6ceb33

Split complementary

  1. #b233eb
  2. #c8eb33
  3. #33eb56

Analogous

  1. #5633eb
  2. #b233eb
  3. #eb33c8

Triadic

  1. #b233eb
  2. #ebb233
  3. #33ebb2

Tetradic

  1. #b233eb
  2. #eb336c
  3. #6ceb33
  4. #33ebb2

Square

  1. #b233eb
  2. #eb5633
  3. #6ceb33
  4. #33c8eb

Monochromatic

  1. #570c79
  2. #8913bf
  3. #b233eb
  4. #cc79f2
  5. #e7bef9

Shades

#b233eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b233eb
  2. #a02ed4
  3. #8e29bc
  4. #7d24a5
  5. #6b1f8d
  6. #591a76
  7. #47145e
  8. #350f47
  9. #240a2f
  10. #120518
  11. #000000

Tints

#b233eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b233eb
  2. #ba47ed
  3. #c15cef
  4. #c970f1
  5. #d185f3
  6. #d999f5
  7. #e0adf7
  8. #e8c2f9
  9. #f0d6fb
  10. #f7ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b233eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b233eb
  2. #ad3be0
  3. #a842d6
  4. #a34acb
  5. #9e52c0
  6. #995ab6
  7. #9461ab
  8. #8f69a0
  9. #8a7195
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9161b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0978e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685dee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7663e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae52bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b233eb {
  color: #b233eb;
}
Background
.bg-b233eb {
  background-color: #b233eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b233eb {
  border: 2px solid #b233eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b233eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 51 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b233eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b233eb, #eb33c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b233eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 51 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.14 #4dcc14 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b233eb  rgb(178, 51, 235)  hsl(281, 82%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#6ceb33  rgb(108, 235, 51)  hsl(101, 82%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#ebb233  rgb(235, 178, 51)  hsl(41, 82%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#33ebb2  rgb(51, 235, 178)  hsl(161, 82%, 56%)  Aquamarine