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#B243EB

#b243eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b243eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 26.27% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.26% cyan, 71.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 279.64°, with 80.77% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1948

Complementary

  1. #b243eb
  2. #7ceb43

Split complementary

  1. #b243eb
  2. #d0eb43
  3. #43eb5e

Analogous

  1. #5e43eb
  2. #b243eb
  3. #eb43d0

Triadic

  1. #b243eb
  2. #ebb243
  3. #43ebb2

Tetradic

  1. #b243eb
  2. #eb437c
  3. #7ceb43
  4. #43ebb2

Square

  1. #b243eb
  2. #eb5e43
  3. #7ceb43
  4. #43d0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0e87
  2. #8e16cc
  3. #b243eb
  4. #ce88f2
  5. #ebcdfa

Shades

#b243eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b243eb
  2. #a03cd4
  3. #8e36bc
  4. #7d2fa5
  5. #6b288d
  6. #592276
  7. #471b5e
  8. #351447
  9. #240d2f
  10. #120718
  11. #000000

Tints

#b243eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b243eb
  2. #ba56ed
  3. #c169ef
  4. #c97bf1
  5. #d18ef3
  6. #d9a1f5
  7. #e0b4f7
  8. #e8c7f9
  9. #f0d9fb
  10. #f7ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b243eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b243eb
  2. #ad49e0
  3. #a84fd6
  4. #a355cb
  5. #9e5bc0
  6. #9962b6
  7. #9468ab
  8. #8f6ea0
  9. #8a7495
  10. #857a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9468b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d65ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796ae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae5cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b243eb {
  color: #b243eb;
}
Background
.bg-b243eb {
  background-color: #b243eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b243eb {
  border: 2px solid #b243eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b243eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 67 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b243eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b243eb, #eb43d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b243eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 67 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.64 #4dbc14 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b243eb  rgb(178, 67, 235)  hsl(280, 81%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#7ceb43  rgb(124, 235, 67)  hsl(100, 81%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#ebb243  rgb(235, 178, 67)  hsl(40, 81%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#43ebb2  rgb(67, 235, 178)  hsl(160, 81%, 59%)  Aquamarine