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#B310EF

#b310ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b310ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 93.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.86°, with 87.45% saturation and 50% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #b310ef
  2. #4cef10

Split complementary

  1. #b310ef
  2. #bbef10
  3. #10ef44

Analogous

  1. #4410ef
  2. #b310ef
  3. #ef10bb

Triadic

  1. #b310ef
  2. #efb310
  3. #10efb3

Tetradic

  1. #b310ef
  2. #ef104c
  3. #4cef10
  4. #10efb3

Square

  1. #b310ef
  2. #ef4410
  3. #4cef10
  4. #10bbef

Monochromatic

  1. #480660
  2. #7d0ba7
  3. #b310ef
  4. #ca58f4
  5. #e19ff9

Shades

#b310ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b310ef
  2. #a10ed7
  3. #8f0dbf
  4. #7d0ba7
  5. #6b0a8f
  6. #5a0878
  7. #480660
  8. #360548
  9. #240330
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b310ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b310ef
  2. #bb28f1
  3. #c240f2
  4. #ca58f4
  5. #d170f5
  6. #d988f7
  7. #e19ff9
  8. #e8b7fa
  9. #f0cffc
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b310ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b310ef
  2. #ae1be4
  3. #a926d9
  4. #a432ce
  5. #9f3dc3
  6. #9a48b8
  7. #9453ac
  8. #8f5ea1
  9. #8a6a96
  10. #85758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9059b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac588d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6153f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af45bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b310ef {
  color: #b310ef;
}
Background
.bg-b310ef {
  background-color: #b310ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b310ef {
  border: 2px solid #b310ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b310ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 16 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b310ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b310ef, #ef10bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b310ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 16 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.61 #4cef10 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b310ef  rgb(179, 16, 239)  hsl(284, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#4cef10  rgb(76, 239, 16)  hsl(104, 87%, 50%)  Harlequin
#efb310  rgb(239, 179, 16)  hsl(44, 87%, 50%)  Amber
#10efb3  rgb(16, 239, 179)  hsl(164, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green