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#B308EA

#b308ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b308ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 3.14% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.5% cyan, 96.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.4°, with 93.39% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #b308ea
  2. #3fea08

Split complementary

  1. #b308ea
  2. #b0ea08
  3. #08ea42

Analogous

  1. #4208ea
  2. #b308ea
  3. #ea08b0

Triadic

  1. #b308ea
  2. #eab308
  3. #08eab3

Tetradic

  1. #b308ea
  2. #ea083f
  3. #3fea08
  4. #08eab3

Square

  1. #b308ea
  2. #ea4208
  3. #3fea08
  4. #08b0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #420356
  2. #7a05a0
  3. #b308ea
  4. #cd46f9
  5. #e190fb

Shades

#b308ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b308ea
  2. #a107d3
  3. #8f06bb
  4. #7d06a4
  5. #6b058c
  6. #5a0475
  7. #48035e
  8. #360246
  9. #24022f
  10. #120117
  11. #000000

Tints

#b308ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b308ea
  2. #bb21ec
  3. #c239ee
  4. #ca52f0
  5. #d16bf2
  6. #d984f5
  7. #e19cf7
  8. #e8b5f9
  9. #f0cefb
  10. #f7e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b308ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b308ea
  2. #ae14df
  3. #a920d5
  4. #a42cca
  5. #9f38c0
  6. #9a44b5
  7. #9450aa
  8. #8f5ca0
  9. #8a6895
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f57ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad548a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6251ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b042b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b308ea {
  color: #b308ea;
}
Background
.bg-b308ea {
  background-color: #b308ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b308ea {
  border: 2px solid #b308ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b308ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 8 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b308ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b308ea, #ea08b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b308ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 8 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.83 #4cf715 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b308ea  rgb(179, 8, 234)  hsl(285, 93%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3fea08  rgb(63, 234, 8)  hsl(105, 93%, 47%)  Neon Green
#eab308  rgb(234, 179, 8)  hsl(45, 93%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#08eab3  rgb(8, 234, 179)  hsl(165, 93%, 47%)  Caribbean Green