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#B326DD

#b326dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b326dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 14.9% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19% cyan, 82.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 286.23°, with 72.91% saturation and 50.78% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #b326dd
  2. #50dd26

Split complementary

  1. #b326dd
  2. #abdd26
  3. #26dd57

Analogous

  1. #5726dd
  2. #b326dd
  3. #dd26ab

Triadic

  1. #b326dd
  2. #ddb326
  3. #26ddb3

Tetradic

  1. #b326dd
  2. #dd2650
  3. #50dd26
  4. #26ddb3

Square

  1. #b326dd
  2. #dd5726
  3. #50dd26
  4. #26abdd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0e5c
  2. #7f199e
  3. #b326dd
  4. #ca68e7
  5. #e1aaf2

Shades

#b326dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b326dd
  2. #a122c7
  3. #8f1eb1
  4. #7d1b9b
  5. #6b1785
  6. #5a136f
  7. #480f58
  8. #360b42
  9. #24082c
  10. #120416
  11. #000000

Tints

#b326dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b326dd
  2. #bb3ce0
  3. #c251e4
  4. #ca67e7
  5. #d17deb
  6. #d993ee
  7. #e1a8f1
  8. #e8bef5
  9. #f0d4f8
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b326dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b326dd
  2. #ae2fd4
  3. #a938ca
  4. #a441c1
  5. #9f4ab8
  6. #9a53af
  7. #945ca5
  8. #8f659c
  9. #8a6e93
  10. #857789
  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 #905ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2474d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b05485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a55e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b146af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b326dd {
  color: #b326dd;
}
Background
.bg-b326dd {
  background-color: #b326dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b326dd {
  border: 2px solid #b326dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b326dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 38 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b326dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b326dd, #dd26ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b326dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 38 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.17 #4cd922 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b326dd  rgb(179, 38, 221)  hsl(286, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#50dd26  rgb(80, 221, 38)  hsl(106, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#ddb326  rgb(221, 179, 38)  hsl(46, 73%, 51%)  Meat Brown
#26ddb3  rgb(38, 221, 179)  hsl(166, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green