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#B334EE

#b334ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b334ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 20.39% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.79% cyan, 78.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 280.97°, with 84.55% saturation and 56.86% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #b334ee
  2. #6fee34

Split complementary

  1. #b334ee
  2. #ccee34
  3. #34ee56

Analogous

  1. #5634ee
  2. #b334ee
  3. #ee34cc

Triadic

  1. #b334ee
  2. #eeb334
  3. #34eeb3

Tetradic

  1. #b334ee
  2. #ee346f
  3. #6fee34
  4. #34eeb3

Square

  1. #b334ee
  2. #ee5634
  3. #6fee34
  4. #34ccee

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0b7e
  2. #8c10c5
  3. #b334ee
  4. #cd7bf4
  5. #e8c1fa

Shades

#b334ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b334ee
  2. #a12fd6
  3. #8f2abe
  4. #7d24a7
  5. #6b1f8f
  6. #5a1a77
  7. #48155f
  8. #361047
  9. #240a30
  10. #120518
  11. #000000

Tints

#b334ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b334ee
  2. #bb48f0
  3. #c25df1
  4. #ca71f3
  5. #d185f5
  6. #d99af7
  7. #e1aef8
  8. #e8c2fa
  9. #f0d6fc
  10. #f7ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b334ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b334ee
  2. #ae3ce3
  3. #a943d8
  4. #a44bcd
  5. #9f52c2
  6. #9a5ab7
  7. #9462ac
  8. #8f69a1
  9. #8a7196
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9262b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0179ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac6292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7664ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af53be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b334ee {
  color: #b334ee;
}
Background
.bg-b334ee {
  background-color: #b334ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b334ee {
  border: 2px solid #b334ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b334ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 52 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b334ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b334ee, #ee34cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b334ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 52 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.59 #4ccb11 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b334ee  rgb(179, 52, 238)  hsl(281, 85%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#6fee34  rgb(111, 238, 52)  hsl(101, 85%, 57%)  Lawn Green
#eeb334  rgb(238, 179, 52)  hsl(41, 85%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#34eeb3  rgb(52, 238, 179)  hsl(161, 85%, 57%)  Aquamarine