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#B237DF

#b237df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b237df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 75.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.93°, with 72.41% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1753

Complementary

  1. #b237df
  2. #64df37

Split complementary

  1. #b237df
  2. #b8df37
  3. #37df5e

Analogous

  1. #5e37df
  2. #b237df
  3. #df37b8

Triadic

  1. #b237df
  2. #dfb237
  3. #37dfb2

Tetradic

  1. #b237df
  2. #df3764
  3. #64df37
  4. #37dfb2

Square

  1. #b237df
  2. #df5e37
  3. #64df37
  4. #37b8df

Monochromatic

  1. #54116c
  2. #871cae
  3. #b237df
  4. #cb79ea
  5. #e5bbf4

Shades

#b237df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b237df
  2. #a032c9
  3. #8e2cb2
  4. #7d279c
  5. #6b2186
  6. #591c70
  7. #471659
  8. #351143
  9. #240b2d
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b237df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b237df
  2. #ba4be2
  3. #c15fe5
  4. #c973e9
  5. #d187ec
  6. #d99bef
  7. #e0aff2
  8. #e8c3f5
  9. #f0d7f9
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b237df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b237df
  2. #ad3ed6
  3. #a846cc
  4. #a34dc3
  5. #9e54b9
  6. #995cb0
  7. #9463a6
  8. #8f6a9d
  9. #8a7193
  10. #85798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9161aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f77db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5ce2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a64dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b050b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b237df {
  color: #b237df;
}
Background
.bg-b237df {
  background-color: #b237df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b237df {
  border: 2px solid #b237df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b237df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 55 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b237df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b237df, #df37b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b237df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 55 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.02 #4dc820 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b237df  rgb(178, 55, 223)  hsl(284, 72%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#64df37  rgb(100, 223, 55)  hsl(104, 72%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dfb237  rgb(223, 178, 55)  hsl(44, 72%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#37dfb2  rgb(55, 223, 178)  hsl(164, 72%, 55%)  Caribbean Green