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#B23DDA

#b23dda ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b23dda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 23.92% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.35% cyan, 72.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 284.71°, with 67.97% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #b23dda
  2. #65da3d

Split complementary

  1. #b23dda
  2. #b4da3d
  3. #3dda64

Analogous

  1. #643dda
  2. #b23dda
  3. #da3db4

Triadic

  1. #b23dda
  2. #dab23d
  3. #3ddab2

Tetradic

  1. #b23dda
  2. #da3d65
  3. #65da3d
  4. #3ddab2

Square

  1. #b23dda
  2. #da643d
  3. #65da3d
  4. #3db4da

Monochromatic

  1. #54146a
  2. #8720aa
  3. #b23dda
  4. #cc7de6
  5. #e5bef3

Shades

#b23dda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b23dda
  2. #a037c4
  3. #8e31ae
  4. #7d2b99
  5. #6b2583
  6. #591f6d
  7. #471857
  8. #351241
  9. #240c2c
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b23dda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b23dda
  2. #ba50de
  3. #c164e1
  4. #c977e5
  5. #d18be9
  6. #d99eed
  7. #e0b1f0
  8. #e8c5f4
  9. #f0d8f8
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b23dda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b23dda
  2. #ad44d1
  3. #a84ac8
  4. #a351bf
  5. #9e58b6
  6. #995fad
  7. #9465a4
  8. #8f6c9b
  9. #8a7392
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9163a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b78d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d66d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b053af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b23dda {
  color: #b23dda;
}
Background
.bg-b23dda {
  background-color: #b23dda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b23dda {
  border: 2px solid #b23dda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b23dda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 61 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b23dda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b23dda, #da3db4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b23dda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 61 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.80 #4dc225 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b23dda  rgb(178, 61, 218)  hsl(285, 68%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#65da3d  rgb(101, 218, 61)  hsl(105, 68%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dab23d  rgb(218, 178, 61)  hsl(45, 68%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#3ddab2  rgb(61, 218, 178)  hsl(165, 68%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine