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#B32CED

#b32ced ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b32ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 17.25% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.47% cyan, 81.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.97°, with 84.28% 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 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.175

Complementary

  1. #b32ced
  2. #66ed2c

Split complementary

  1. #b32ced
  2. #c6ed2c
  3. #2ced53

Analogous

  1. #532ced
  2. #b32ced
  3. #ed2cc6

Triadic

  1. #b32ced
  2. #edb32c
  3. #2cedb3

Tetradic

  1. #b32ced
  2. #ed2c66
  3. #66ed2c
  4. #2cedb3

Square

  1. #b32ced
  2. #ed532c
  3. #66ed2c
  4. #2cc6ed

Monochromatic

  1. #560a76
  2. #8910bc
  3. #b32ced
  4. #cc72f3
  5. #e6b9f9

Shades

#b32ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b32ced
  2. #a128d5
  3. #8f23be
  4. #7d1fa6
  5. #6b1a8e
  6. #5a1677
  7. #48125f
  8. #360d47
  9. #24092f
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b32ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b32ced
  2. #bb41ef
  3. #c256f1
  4. #ca6bf2
  5. #d180f4
  6. #d996f6
  7. #e1abf8
  8. #e8c0fa
  9. #f0d5fb
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b32ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b32ced
  2. #ae34e2
  3. #a93dd7
  4. #a445cc
  5. #9f4ec1
  6. #9a56b7
  7. #945eac
  8. #8f67a1
  9. #8a6f96
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac5e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #665af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7561eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4fbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b32ced {
  color: #b32ced;
}
Background
.bg-b32ced {
  background-color: #b32ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b32ced {
  border: 2px solid #b32ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b32ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 44 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b32ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b32ced, #ed2cc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b32ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 44 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.73 #4cd312 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b32ced  rgb(179, 44, 237)  hsl(282, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#66ed2c  rgb(102, 237, 44)  hsl(102, 84%, 55%)  Harlequin
#edb32c  rgb(237, 179, 44)  hsl(42, 84%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2cedb3  rgb(44, 237, 179)  hsl(162, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine