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#B307EC

#b307ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b307ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 2.75% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.15% cyan, 97.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 285.07°, with 94.24% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1579

Complementary

  1. #b307ec
  2. #40ec07

Split complementary

  1. #b307ec
  2. #b2ec07
  3. #07ec41

Analogous

  1. #4107ec
  2. #b307ec
  3. #ec07b2

Triadic

  1. #b307ec
  2. #ecb307
  3. #07ecb3

Tetradic

  1. #b307ec
  2. #ec0740
  3. #40ec07
  4. #07ecb3

Square

  1. #b307ec
  2. #ec4107
  3. #40ec07
  4. #07b2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #420357
  2. #7b05a2
  3. #b307ec
  4. #cd46fa
  5. #e190fc

Shades

#b307ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b307ec
  2. #a106d4
  3. #8f06bd
  4. #7d05a5
  5. #6b048e
  6. #5a0476
  7. #48035e
  8. #360247
  9. #24012f
  10. #120118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b307ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b307ec
  2. #bb20ee
  3. #c239f0
  4. #ca51f2
  5. #d16af4
  6. #d983f6
  7. #e19cf7
  8. #e8b5f9
  9. #f0cdfb
  10. #f7e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b307ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b307ec
  2. #ae13e1
  3. #a91fd6
  4. #a42bcc
  5. #9f37c1
  6. #9a44b6
  7. #9450ab
  8. #8f5ca0
  9. #8a6896
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f57af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad558b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6151ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af42ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b307ec {
  color: #b307ec;
}
Background
.bg-b307ec {
  background-color: #b307ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b307ec {
  border: 2px solid #b307ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b307ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 7 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 94% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b307ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b307ec, #ec07b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b307ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 7 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.27 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.87 #4cf813 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b307ec  rgb(179, 7, 236)  hsl(285, 94%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#40ec07  rgb(64, 236, 7)  hsl(105, 94%, 48%)  Neon Green
#ecb307  rgb(236, 179, 7)  hsl(45, 94%, 48%)  Meat Brown
#07ecb3  rgb(7, 236, 179)  hsl(165, 94%, 48%)  Aquamarine