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#B239E1

#b239e1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b239e1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.89% cyan, 74.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 283.21°, with 73.68% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #b239e1
  2. #68e139

Split complementary

  1. #b239e1
  2. #bce139
  3. #39e15e

Analogous

  1. #5e39e1
  2. #b239e1
  3. #e139bc

Triadic

  1. #b239e1
  2. #e1b239
  3. #39e1b2

Tetradic

  1. #b239e1
  2. #e13968
  3. #68e139
  4. #39e1b2

Square

  1. #b239e1
  2. #e15e39
  3. #68e139
  4. #39bce1

Monochromatic

  1. #551170
  2. #881bb2
  3. #b239e1
  4. #cc7beb
  5. #e6bef5

Shades

#b239e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b239e1
  2. #a033cb
  3. #8e2eb4
  4. #7d289e
  5. #6b2287
  6. #591d71
  7. #47175a
  8. #351144
  9. #240b2d
  10. #120617
  11. #000000

Tints

#b239e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b239e1
  2. #ba4de4
  3. #c161e7
  4. #c974ea
  5. #d188ed
  6. #d99cf0
  7. #e0b0f3
  8. #e8c4f6
  9. #f0d7f9
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b239e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b239e1
  2. #ad40d7
  3. #a847ce
  4. #a34ec4
  5. #9e55ba
  6. #995db1
  7. #9464a7
  8. #8f6b9d
  9. #8a7293
  10. #85798a
  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 #9162ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e78dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5ee4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a65df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af52b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b239e1 {
  color: #b239e1;
}
Background
.bg-b239e1 {
  background-color: #b239e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b239e1 {
  border: 2px solid #b239e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b239e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 57 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 74% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b239e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b239e1, #e139bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b239e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 57 225 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.19 #4dc61e Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b239e1  rgb(178, 57, 225)  hsl(283, 74%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#68e139  rgb(104, 225, 57)  hsl(103, 74%, 55%)  Lime Green
#e1b239  rgb(225, 178, 57)  hsl(43, 74%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#39e1b2  rgb(57, 225, 178)  hsl(163, 74%, 55%)  Caribbean Green