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#B331E0

#b331e0 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b331e0 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 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 78.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 284.57°, with 73.84% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1716

Complementary

  1. #b331e0
  2. #5ee031

Split complementary

  1. #b331e0
  2. #b6e031
  3. #31e05b

Analogous

  1. #5b31e0
  2. #b331e0
  3. #e031b6

Triadic

  1. #b331e0
  2. #e0b331
  3. #31e0b3

Tetradic

  1. #b331e0
  2. #e0315e
  3. #5ee031
  4. #31e0b3

Square

  1. #b331e0
  2. #e05b31
  3. #5ee031
  4. #31b6e0

Monochromatic

  1. #521068
  2. #851aab
  3. #b331e0
  4. #cc73ea
  5. #e4b6f4

Shades

#b331e0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b331e0
  2. #a12cca
  3. #8f27b3
  4. #7d229d
  5. #6b1d86
  6. #5a1970
  7. #48145a
  8. #360f43
  9. #240a2d
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b331e0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b331e0
  2. #bb46e3
  3. #c25ae6
  4. #ca6fe9
  5. #d183ec
  6. #d998f0
  7. #e1adf3
  8. #e8c1f6
  9. #f0d6f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b331e0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b331e0
  2. #ae39d6
  3. #a941cd
  4. #a449c3
  5. #9f51ba
  6. #9a59b0
  7. #9460a6
  8. #8f689d
  9. #8a7093
  10. #85788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915faa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2976dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5ae3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a62de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14db3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b331e0 {
  color: #b331e0;
}
Background
.bg-b331e0 {
  background-color: #b331e0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b331e0 {
  border: 2px solid #b331e0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b331e0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 49 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 74% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b331e0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b331e0, #e031b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b331e0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 49 224 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.54 #4cce1f Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b331e0  rgb(179, 49, 224)  hsl(285, 74%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#5ee031  rgb(94, 224, 49)  hsl(105, 74%, 54%)  Lime Green
#e0b331  rgb(224, 179, 49)  hsl(45, 74%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#31e0b3  rgb(49, 224, 179)  hsl(165, 74%, 54%)  Caribbean Green