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#B310EE

#b310ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b310ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 6.27% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.79% cyan, 93.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 284.05°, with 87.4% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1613

Complementary

  1. #b310ee
  2. #4bee10

Split complementary

  1. #b310ee
  2. #baee10
  3. #10ee44

Analogous

  1. #4410ee
  2. #b310ee
  3. #ee10ba

Triadic

  1. #b310ee
  2. #eeb310
  3. #10eeb3

Tetradic

  1. #b310ee
  2. #ee104b
  3. #4bee10
  4. #10eeb3

Square

  1. #b310ee
  2. #ee4410
  3. #4bee10
  4. #10baee

Monochromatic

  1. #47065f
  2. #7d0ba6
  3. #b310ee
  4. #ca57f4
  5. #e19ef9

Shades

#b310ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b310ee
  2. #a10ed6
  3. #8f0dbe
  4. #7d0ba7
  5. #6b0a8f
  6. #5a0877
  7. #48065f
  8. #360547
  9. #240330
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b310ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b310ee
  2. #bb28f0
  3. #c240f1
  4. #ca58f3
  5. #d170f5
  6. #d988f7
  7. #e19ff8
  8. #e8b7fa
  9. #f0cffc
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b310ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b310ee
  2. #ae1be3
  3. #a926d8
  4. #a432cd
  5. #9f3dc2
  6. #9a48b7
  7. #9453ac
  8. #8f5ea1
  9. #8a6a96
  10. #85758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9059b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac578d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6153f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af45bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b310ee {
  color: #b310ee;
}
Background
.bg-b310ee {
  background-color: #b310ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b310ee {
  border: 2px solid #b310ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b310ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 16 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b310ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b310ee, #ee10ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b310ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 16 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.16 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.59 #4cef11 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b310ee  rgb(179, 16, 238)  hsl(284, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#4bee10  rgb(75, 238, 16)  hsl(104, 87%, 50%)  Neon Green
#eeb310  rgb(238, 179, 16)  hsl(44, 87%, 50%)  Amber
#10eeb3  rgb(16, 238, 179)  hsl(164, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green