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#B331EA

#b331ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b331ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.5% cyan, 79.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 282.16°, with 81.5% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #b331ea
  2. #68ea31

Split complementary

  1. #b331ea
  2. #c5ea31
  3. #31ea56

Analogous

  1. #5631ea
  2. #b331ea
  3. #ea31c5

Triadic

  1. #b331ea
  2. #eab331
  3. #31eab3

Tetradic

  1. #b331ea
  2. #ea3168
  3. #68ea31
  4. #31eab3

Square

  1. #b331ea
  2. #ea5631
  3. #68ea31
  4. #31c5ea

Monochromatic

  1. #560c76
  2. #8913bb
  3. #b331ea
  4. #cd76f1
  5. #e6bcf8

Shades

#b331ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b331ea
  2. #a12cd3
  3. #8f27bb
  4. #7d22a4
  5. #6b1d8c
  6. #5a1975
  7. #48145e
  8. #360f46
  9. #240a2f
  10. #120517
  11. #000000

Tints

#b331ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b331ea
  2. #bb46ec
  3. #c25aee
  4. #ca6ff0
  5. #d183f2
  6. #d998f5
  7. #e1adf7
  8. #e8c1f9
  9. #f0d6fb
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b331ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b331ea
  2. #ae39df
  3. #a941d5
  4. #a449ca
  5. #9f51c0
  6. #9a59b5
  7. #9460aa
  8. #8f68a0
  9. #8a7095
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9261b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e77e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7763e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af50ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b331ea {
  color: #b331ea;
}
Background
.bg-b331ea {
  background-color: #b331ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b331ea {
  border: 2px solid #b331ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b331ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 49 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b331ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b331ea, #ea31c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b331ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 49 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.78 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.02 #4cce15 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b331ea  rgb(179, 49, 234)  hsl(282, 82%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#68ea31  rgb(104, 234, 49)  hsl(102, 82%, 55%)  Lawn Green
#eab331  rgb(234, 179, 49)  hsl(42, 82%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#31eab3  rgb(49, 234, 179)  hsl(162, 82%, 55%)  Aquamarine