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#B240EF

#b240ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b240ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 25.1% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.52% cyan, 73.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 279.09°, with 84.54% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1936

Complementary

  1. #b240ef
  2. #7def40

Split complementary

  1. #b240ef
  2. #d4ef40
  3. #40ef5b

Analogous

  1. #5b40ef
  2. #b240ef
  3. #ef40d4

Triadic

  1. #b240ef
  2. #efb240
  3. #40efb2

Tetradic

  1. #b240ef
  2. #ef407d
  3. #7def40
  4. #40efb2

Square

  1. #b240ef
  2. #ef5b40
  3. #7def40
  4. #40d4ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0c8a
  2. #8e12d1
  3. #b240ef
  4. #ce87f5
  5. #ebcdfb

Shades

#b240ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b240ef
  2. #a03ad7
  3. #8e33bf
  4. #7d2da7
  5. #6b268f
  6. #592078
  7. #471a60
  8. #351348
  9. #240d30
  10. #120618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b240ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b240ef
  2. #ba53f1
  3. #c166f2
  4. #c979f4
  5. #d18cf5
  6. #d9a0f7
  7. #e0b3f9
  8. #e8c6fa
  9. #f0d9fc
  10. #f7ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b240ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b240ef
  2. #ad46e4
  3. #a84dd9
  4. #a353ce
  5. #9e5ac3
  6. #9960b8
  7. #9466ac
  8. #8f6da1
  9. #8a7396
  10. #857a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9467b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b7ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa6995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a64f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7769ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad5bc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b240ef {
  color: #b240ef;
}
Background
.bg-b240ef {
  background-color: #b240ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b240ef {
  border: 2px solid #b240ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b240ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 64 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b240ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b240ef, #ef40d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b240ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 64 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.63 #4dbf10 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b240ef  rgb(178, 64, 239)  hsl(279, 85%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#7def40  rgb(125, 239, 64)  hsl(99, 85%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#efb240  rgb(239, 178, 64)  hsl(39, 85%, 59%)  Pastel Orange
#40efb2  rgb(64, 239, 178)  hsl(159, 85%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green