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#B303EF

#b303ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b303ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 1.18% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 98.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.75°, with 97.52% saturation and 47.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #b303ef
  2. #3fef03

Split complementary

  1. #b303ef
  2. #b5ef03
  3. #03ef3d

Analogous

  1. #3d03ef
  2. #b303ef
  3. #ef03b5

Triadic

  1. #b303ef
  2. #efb303
  3. #03efb3

Tetradic

  1. #b303ef
  2. #ef033f
  3. #3fef03
  4. #03efb3

Square

  1. #b303ef
  2. #ef3d03
  3. #3fef03
  4. #03b5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #420158
  2. #7a02a3
  3. #b303ef
  4. #cd42fd
  5. #e18dfe

Shades

#b303ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b303ef
  2. #a103d7
  3. #8f02bf
  4. #7d02a7
  5. #6b028f
  6. #5a0278
  7. #480160
  8. #360148
  9. #240130
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b303ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b303ef
  2. #bb1cf1
  3. #c235f2
  4. #ca4ff4
  5. #d168f5
  6. #d981f7
  7. #e19af9
  8. #e8b3fa
  9. #f0cdfc
  10. #f7e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b303ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b303ef
  2. #ae10e4
  3. #a91cd9
  4. #a429ce
  5. #9f35c3
  6. #9a42b8
  7. #944eac
  8. #8f5ba1
  9. #8a6796
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f57b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac568d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6051f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7059ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af43bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b303ef {
  color: #b303ef;
}
Background
.bg-b303ef {
  background-color: #b303ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b303ef {
  border: 2px solid #b303ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b303ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 3 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b303ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b303ef, #ef03b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b303ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 3 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.01 #4cfc10 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b303ef  rgb(179, 3, 239)  hsl(285, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3fef03  rgb(63, 239, 3)  hsl(105, 98%, 47%)  Neon Green
#efb303  rgb(239, 179, 3)  hsl(45, 98%, 47%)  Amber
#03efb3  rgb(3, 239, 179)  hsl(165, 98%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green