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#B332E2

#b332e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b332e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 19.61% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.8% cyan, 77.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.98°, with 75.21% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1736

Complementary

  1. #b332e2
  2. #61e232

Split complementary

  1. #b332e2
  2. #b9e232
  3. #32e25b

Analogous

  1. #5b32e2
  2. #b332e2
  3. #e232b9

Triadic

  1. #b332e2
  2. #e2b332
  3. #32e2b3

Tetradic

  1. #b332e2
  2. #e23261
  3. #61e232
  4. #32e2b3

Square

  1. #b332e2
  2. #e25b32
  3. #61e232
  4. #32b9e2

Monochromatic

  1. #530f6c
  2. #8719af
  3. #b332e2
  4. #cc75eb
  5. #e5b8f5

Shades

#b332e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b332e2
  2. #a12dcb
  3. #8f28b5
  4. #7d239e
  5. #6b1e88
  6. #5a1971
  7. #48145a
  8. #360f44
  9. #240a2d
  10. #120517
  11. #000000

Tints

#b332e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b332e2
  2. #bb47e5
  3. #c25be8
  4. #ca70eb
  5. #d184ee
  6. #d999f1
  7. #e1adf3
  8. #e8c2f6
  9. #f0d6f9
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b332e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b332e2
  2. #ae3ad8
  3. #a942ce
  4. #a449c5
  5. #9f51bb
  6. #9a59b1
  7. #9461a7
  8. #8f699d
  9. #8a7094
  10. #85788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9160ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2677de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5c8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5be5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7962e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b332e2 {
  color: #b332e2;
}
Background
.bg-b332e2 {
  background-color: #b332e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b332e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b332e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b332e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 50 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b332e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b332e2, #e232b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b332e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 50 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.69 #4ccd1d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b332e2  rgb(179, 50, 226)  hsl(284, 75%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#61e232  rgb(97, 226, 50)  hsl(104, 75%, 54%)  Lime Green
#e2b332  rgb(226, 179, 50)  hsl(44, 75%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#32e2b3  rgb(50, 226, 179)  hsl(164, 75%, 54%)  Caribbean Green