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#B32AEF

#b32aef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b32aef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 16.47% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 82.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.73°, with 86.03% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.1747

Complementary

  1. #b32aef
  2. #66ef2a

Split complementary

  1. #b32aef
  2. #c8ef2a
  3. #2aef51

Analogous

  1. #512aef
  2. #b32aef
  3. #ef2ac8

Triadic

  1. #b32aef
  2. #efb32a
  3. #2aefb3

Tetradic

  1. #b32aef
  2. #ef2a66
  3. #66ef2a
  4. #2aefb3

Square

  1. #b32aef
  2. #ef512a
  3. #66ef2a
  4. #2ac8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #560977
  2. #890ebe
  3. #b32aef
  4. #cc71f4
  5. #e6b8fa

Shades

#b32aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b32aef
  2. #a126d7
  3. #8f22bf
  4. #7d1da7
  5. #6b198f
  6. #5a1578
  7. #481160
  8. #360d48
  9. #240830
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b32aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b32aef
  2. #bb3ff1
  3. #c255f2
  4. #ca6af4
  5. #d17ff5
  6. #d995f7
  7. #e1aaf9
  8. #e8bffa
  9. #f0d4fc
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b32aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b32aef
  2. #ae33e4
  3. #a93bd9
  4. #a444ce
  5. #9f4cc3
  6. #9a55b8
  7. #945eac
  8. #8f66a1
  9. #8a6f96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915fb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #655af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7461ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4fbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b32aef {
  color: #b32aef;
}
Background
.bg-b32aef {
  background-color: #b32aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b32aef {
  border: 2px solid #b32aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b32aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 42 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b32aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b32aef, #ef2ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b32aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 42 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.70 #4cd510 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b32aef  rgb(179, 42, 239)  hsl(282, 86%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#66ef2a  rgb(102, 239, 42)  hsl(102, 86%, 55%)  Harlequin
#efb32a  rgb(239, 179, 42)  hsl(42, 86%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2aefb3  rgb(42, 239, 179)  hsl(162, 86%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green