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#B321FF

#b321ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b321ff is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 12.94% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.8% cyan, 87.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 279.46°, with 100% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #b321ff
  2. #6dff21

Split complementary

  1. #b321ff
  2. #dcff21
  3. #21ff44

Analogous

  1. #4421ff
  2. #b321ff
  3. #ff21dc

Triadic

  1. #b321ff
  2. #ffb321
  3. #21ffb3

Tetradic

  1. #b321ff
  2. #ff216d
  3. #6dff21
  4. #21ffb3

Square

  1. #b321ff
  2. #ff4421
  3. #6dff21
  4. #21dcff

Monochromatic

  1. #590087
  2. #8b00d3
  3. #b321ff
  4. #cd6dff
  5. #e7baff

Shades

#b321ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b321ff
  2. #a11ee6
  3. #8f1acc
  4. #7d17b3
  5. #6b1499
  6. #5a1180
  7. #480d66
  8. #360a4d
  9. #240733
  10. #12031a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b321ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b321ff
  2. #bb37ff
  3. #c24dff
  4. #ca64ff
  5. #d17aff
  6. #d990ff
  7. #e1a6ff
  8. #e8bcff
  9. #f0d3ff
  10. #f7e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b321ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b321ff
  2. #ae2bf2
  3. #a934e6
  4. #a43ed9
  5. #9f47cc
  6. #9a51c0
  7. #945ab3
  8. #8f64a6
  9. #8a6d99
  10. #85778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925fbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a76499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c5bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c60fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac51ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b321ff {
  color: #b321ff;
}
Background
.bg-b321ff {
  background-color: #b321ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b321ff {
  border: 2px solid #b321ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b321ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 33 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b321ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b321ff, #ff21dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b321ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 33 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.42 #4cde00 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b321ff  rgb(179, 33, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#6dff21  rgb(109, 255, 33)  hsl(99, 100%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#ffb321  rgb(255, 179, 33)  hsl(39, 100%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#21ffb3  rgb(33, 255, 179)  hsl(159, 100%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green