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#B237DB

#b237db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b237db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 21.57% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 69.49% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #b237db
  2. #60db37

Split complementary

  1. #b237db
  2. #b2db37
  3. #37db60

Analogous

  1. #6037db
  2. #b237db
  3. #db37b2

Triadic

  1. #b237db
  2. #dbb237
  3. #37dbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b237db
  2. #db3760
  3. #60db37
  4. #37dbb2

Square

  1. #b237db
  2. #db6037
  3. #60db37
  4. #37b2db

Monochromatic

  1. #521267
  2. #851ea7
  3. #b237db
  4. #cb78e7
  5. #e4b9f2

Shades

#b237db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b237db
  2. #a032c5
  3. #8e2caf
  4. #7d2799
  5. #6b2183
  6. #591c6e
  7. #471658
  8. #351142
  9. #240b2c
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b237db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b237db
  2. #ba4bdf
  3. #c15fe2
  4. #c973e6
  5. #d187e9
  6. #d99bed
  7. #e0aff1
  8. #e8c3f4
  9. #f0d7f8
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b237db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b237db
  2. #ad3ed2
  3. #a846c9
  4. #a34dc0
  5. #9e54b7
  6. #995cae
  7. #9463a4
  8. #8f6a9b
  9. #8a7192
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9161a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3477d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5b87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5cde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b63d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b237db {
  color: #b237db;
}
Background
.bg-b237db {
  background-color: #b237db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b237db {
  border: 2px solid #b237db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b237db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 55 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b237db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b237db, #db37b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b237db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 55 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.90 #4dc824 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b237db  rgb(178, 55, 219)  hsl(285, 69%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#60db37  rgb(96, 219, 55)  hsl(105, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dbb237  rgb(219, 178, 55)  hsl(45, 69%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#37dbb2  rgb(55, 219, 178)  hsl(165, 69%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine