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#B238DF

#b238df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b238df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 21.96% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.83°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1762

Complementary

  1. #b238df
  2. #65df38

Split complementary

  1. #b238df
  2. #b9df38
  3. #38df5f

Analogous

  1. #5f38df
  2. #b238df
  3. #df38b9

Triadic

  1. #b238df
  2. #dfb238
  3. #38dfb2

Tetradic

  1. #b238df
  2. #df3865
  3. #65df38
  4. #38dfb2

Square

  1. #b238df
  2. #df5f38
  3. #65df38
  4. #38b9df

Monochromatic

  1. #54116d
  2. #871cae
  3. #b238df
  4. #cc7aea
  5. #e5bcf4

Shades

#b238df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b238df
  2. #a032c9
  3. #8e2db2
  4. #7d279c
  5. #6b2286
  6. #591c70
  7. #471659
  8. #351143
  9. #240b2d
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b238df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b238df
  2. #ba4ce2
  3. #c160e5
  4. #c974e9
  5. #d188ec
  6. #d99cef
  7. #e0aff2
  8. #e8c3f5
  9. #f0d7f9
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b238df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b238df
  2. #ad3fd6
  3. #a846cc
  4. #a34ec3
  5. #9e55b9
  6. #995cb0
  7. #9463a6
  8. #8f6a9d
  9. #8a7293
  10. #85798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9162aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3078db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5de2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a64dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b051b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b238df {
  color: #b238df;
}
Background
.bg-b238df {
  background-color: #b238df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b238df {
  border: 2px solid #b238df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b238df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 56 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b238df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b238df, #df38b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b238df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 56 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.14 #4dc720 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b238df  rgb(178, 56, 223)  hsl(284, 72%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#65df38  rgb(101, 223, 56)  hsl(104, 72%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dfb238  rgb(223, 178, 56)  hsl(44, 72%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#38dfb2  rgb(56, 223, 178)  hsl(164, 72%, 55%)  Caribbean Green