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#B300EB

#b300eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b300eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 0% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.83% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.7°, with 100% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1558

Complementary

  1. #b300eb
  2. #38eb00

Split complementary

  1. #b300eb
  2. #aeeb00
  3. #00eb3d

Analogous

  1. #3d00eb
  2. #b300eb
  3. #eb00ae

Triadic

  1. #b300eb
  2. #ebb300
  3. #00ebb3

Tetradic

  1. #b300eb
  2. #eb0038
  3. #38eb00
  4. #00ebb3

Square

  1. #b300eb
  2. #eb3d00
  3. #38eb00
  4. #00aeeb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0052
  2. #79009f
  3. #b300eb
  4. #d039ff
  5. #e285ff

Shades

#b300eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b300eb
  2. #a100d4
  3. #8f00bc
  4. #7d00a5
  5. #6b008d
  6. #5a0076
  7. #48005e
  8. #360047
  9. #24002f
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b300eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b300eb
  2. #bb1aed
  3. #c233ef
  4. #ca4df1
  5. #d166f3
  6. #d980f5
  7. #e199f7
  8. #e8b3f9
  9. #f0ccfb
  10. #f7e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b300eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b300eb
  2. #ae0de0
  3. #a91ad6
  4. #a426cb
  5. #9f33c0
  6. #9a40b6
  7. #944dab
  8. #8f5aa0
  9. #8a6695
  10. #85738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f56ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad538a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6150ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7159e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af41b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b300eb {
  color: #b300eb;
}
Background
.bg-b300eb {
  background-color: #b300eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b300eb {
  border: 2px solid #b300eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b300eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 0 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b300eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b300eb, #eb00ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b300eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 0 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.07 #4cff14 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b300eb  rgb(179, 0, 235)  hsl(286, 100%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#38eb00  rgb(56, 235, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 46%)  Neon Green
#ebb300  rgb(235, 179, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 46%)  Meat Brown
#00ebb3  rgb(0, 235, 179)  hsl(166, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine