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#B32AF6

#b32af6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b32af6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.24% cyan, 82.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 280.29°, with 91.89% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #b32af6
  2. #6df62a

Split complementary

  1. #b32af6
  2. #d3f62a
  3. #2af64d

Analogous

  1. #4d2af6
  2. #b32af6
  3. #f62ad3

Triadic

  1. #b32af6
  2. #f6b32a
  3. #2af6b3

Tetradic

  1. #b32af6
  2. #f62a6d
  3. #6df62a
  4. #2af6b3

Square

  1. #b32af6
  2. #f64d2a
  3. #6df62a
  4. #2ad3f6

Monochromatic

  1. #590582
  2. #8b09cb
  3. #b32af6
  4. #cd73f9
  5. #e7bdfc

Shades

#b32af6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b32af6
  2. #a126dd
  3. #8f22c5
  4. #7d1dac
  5. #6b1994
  6. #5a157b
  7. #481162
  8. #360d4a
  9. #240831
  10. #120419
  11. #000000

Tints

#b32af6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b32af6
  2. #bb3ff7
  3. #c255f8
  4. #ca6af9
  5. #d17ffa
  6. #d995fb
  7. #e1aafb
  8. #e8bffc
  9. #f0d4fd
  10. #f7eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b32af6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b32af6
  2. #ae33ea
  3. #a93bde
  4. #a444d3
  5. #9f4cc7
  6. #9a55bb
  7. #945eaf
  8. #8f66a3
  9. #8a6f98
  10. #85778c
  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 #9260b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa6294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #625cf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7161f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad51c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b32af6 {
  color: #b32af6;
}
Background
.bg-b32af6 {
  background-color: #b32af6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b32af6 {
  border: 2px solid #b32af6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b32af6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 42 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 92% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b32af6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b32af6, #f62ad3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b32af6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 42 246 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.24 #4cd509 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b32af6  rgb(179, 42, 246)  hsl(280, 92%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#6df62a  rgb(109, 246, 42)  hsl(100, 92%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#f6b32a  rgb(246, 179, 42)  hsl(40, 92%, 56%)  Amber
#2af6b3  rgb(42, 246, 179)  hsl(160, 92%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green