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#B23BE2

#b23be2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b23be2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 23.14% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.24% cyan, 73.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.75°, with 74.22% saturation and 55.88% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1808

Complementary

  1. #b23be2
  2. #6be23b

Split complementary

  1. #b23be2
  2. #bfe23b
  3. #3be25e

Analogous

  1. #5e3be2
  2. #b23be2
  3. #e23bbf

Triadic

  1. #b23be2
  2. #e2b23b
  3. #3be2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b23be2
  2. #e23b6b
  3. #6be23b
  4. #3be2b2

Square

  1. #b23be2
  2. #e25e3b
  3. #6be23b
  4. #3bbfe2

Monochromatic

  1. #571173
  2. #891bb6
  3. #b23be2
  4. #cc7eec
  5. #e6c0f6

Shades

#b23be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b23be2
  2. #a035cb
  3. #8e2fb5
  4. #7d299e
  5. #6b2388
  6. #591e71
  7. #47185a
  8. #351244
  9. #240c2d
  10. #120617
  11. #000000

Tints

#b23be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b23be2
  2. #ba4fe5
  3. #c162e8
  4. #c976eb
  5. #d189ee
  6. #d99df1
  7. #e0b1f3
  8. #e8c4f6
  9. #f0d8f9
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b23be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b23be2
  2. #ad42d8
  3. #a849ce
  4. #a350c5
  5. #9e57bb
  6. #995eb1
  7. #9464a7
  8. #8f6b9d
  9. #8a7294
  10. #85798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9263ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e79de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad608c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5fe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a66e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af54b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b23be2 {
  color: #b23be2;
}
Background
.bg-b23be2 {
  background-color: #b23be2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b23be2 {
  border: 2px solid #b23be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b23be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 59 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b23be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b23be2, #e23bbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b23be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 59 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.03 #4dc41d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b23be2  rgb(178, 59, 226)  hsl(283, 74%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#6be23b  rgb(107, 226, 59)  hsl(103, 74%, 56%)  Lime Green
#e2b23b  rgb(226, 178, 59)  hsl(43, 74%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#3be2b2  rgb(59, 226, 178)  hsl(163, 74%, 56%)  Caribbean Green