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#B239DB

#b239db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b239db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 22.35% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 73.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.81°, with 69.23% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1751

Complementary

  1. #b239db
  2. #62db39

Split complementary

  1. #b239db
  2. #b3db39
  3. #39db61

Analogous

  1. #6139db
  2. #b239db
  3. #db39b3

Triadic

  1. #b239db
  2. #dbb239
  3. #39dbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b239db
  2. #db3962
  3. #62db39
  4. #39dbb2

Square

  1. #b239db
  2. #db6139
  3. #62db39
  4. #39b3db

Monochromatic

  1. #531368
  2. #861fa9
  3. #b239db
  4. #cb7ae7
  5. #e4baf3

Shades

#b239db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b239db
  2. #a033c5
  3. #8e2eaf
  4. #7d2899
  5. #6b2283
  6. #591d6e
  7. #471758
  8. #351142
  9. #240b2c
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b239db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b239db
  2. #ba4ddf
  3. #c161e2
  4. #c974e6
  5. #d188e9
  6. #d99ced
  7. #e0b0f1
  8. #e8c4f4
  9. #f0d7f8
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b239db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b239db
  2. #ad40d2
  3. #a847c9
  4. #a34ec0
  5. #9e55b7
  6. #995dae
  7. #9464a4
  8. #8f6b9b
  9. #8a7292
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9162a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3677d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5dde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c64d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b050af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b239db {
  color: #b239db;
}
Background
.bg-b239db {
  background-color: #b239db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b239db {
  border: 2px solid #b239db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b239db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 57 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b239db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b239db, #db39b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b239db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 57 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.16 #4dc624 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b239db  rgb(178, 57, 219)  hsl(285, 69%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#62db39  rgb(98, 219, 57)  hsl(105, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dbb239  rgb(219, 178, 57)  hsl(45, 69%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#39dbb2  rgb(57, 219, 178)  hsl(165, 69%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine