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#B331DF

#b331df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b331df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 19.22% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.73% cyan, 78.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 284.83°, with 73.11% saturation and 53.33% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.1711

Complementary

  1. #b331df
  2. #5ddf31

Split complementary

  1. #b331df
  2. #b4df31
  3. #31df5c

Analogous

  1. #5c31df
  2. #b331df
  3. #df31b4

Triadic

  1. #b331df
  2. #dfb331
  3. #31dfb3

Tetradic

  1. #b331df
  2. #df315d
  3. #5ddf31
  4. #31dfb3

Square

  1. #b331df
  2. #df5c31
  3. #5ddf31
  4. #31b4df

Monochromatic

  1. #511067
  2. #851aa9
  3. #b331df
  4. #cb73e9
  5. #e4b5f4

Shades

#b331df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b331df
  2. #a12cc9
  3. #8f27b2
  4. #7d229c
  5. #6b1d86
  6. #5a1970
  7. #481459
  8. #360f43
  9. #240a2d
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b331df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b331df
  2. #bb46e2
  3. #c25ae5
  4. #ca6fe9
  5. #d183ec
  6. #d998ef
  7. #e1adf2
  8. #e8c1f5
  9. #f0d6f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b331df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b331df
  2. #ae39d6
  3. #a941cc
  4. #a449c3
  5. #9f51b9
  6. #9a59b0
  7. #9460a6
  8. #8f689d
  9. #8a7093
  10. #85788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b76db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b05a88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5ae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a62dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b331df {
  color: #b331df;
}
Background
.bg-b331df {
  background-color: #b331df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b331df {
  border: 2px solid #b331df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b331df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 49 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b331df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b331df, #df31b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b331df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 49 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.50 #4cce20 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b331df  rgb(179, 49, 223)  hsl(285, 73%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5ddf31  rgb(93, 223, 49)  hsl(105, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dfb331  rgb(223, 179, 49)  hsl(45, 73%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#31dfb3  rgb(49, 223, 179)  hsl(165, 73%, 53%)  Caribbean Green