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#B421EC

#b421ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b421ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 12.94% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.73% cyan, 86.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.45°, with 84.23% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.1685

Complementary

  1. #b421ec
  2. #59ec21

Split complementary

  1. #b421ec
  2. #beec21
  3. #21ec4f

Analogous

  1. #4f21ec
  2. #b421ec
  3. #ec21be

Triadic

  1. #b421ec
  2. #ecb421
  3. #21ecb4

Tetradic

  1. #b421ec
  2. #ec2159
  3. #59ec21
  4. #21ecb4

Square

  1. #b421ec
  2. #ec4f21
  3. #59ec21
  4. #21beec

Monochromatic

  1. #50096b
  2. #850fb1
  3. #b421ec
  4. #cc67f2
  5. #e4aef8

Shades

#b421ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b421ec
  2. #a21ed4
  3. #901abd
  4. #7e17a5
  5. #6c148e
  6. #5a1176
  7. #480d5e
  8. #360a47
  9. #24072f
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b421ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b421ec
  2. #bc37ee
  3. #c34df0
  4. #cb64f2
  5. #d27af4
  6. #da90f6
  7. #e1a6f7
  8. #e9bcf9
  9. #f0d3fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b421ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b421ec
  2. #af2be1
  3. #aa34d6
  4. #a43ecc
  5. #9f47c1
  6. #9a51b6
  7. #955aab
  8. #9064a0
  9. #8a6d96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6557ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b049bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b421ec {
  color: #b421ec;
}
Background
.bg-b421ec {
  background-color: #b421ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b421ec {
  border: 2px solid #b421ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b421ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 33 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b421ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b421ec, #ec21be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b421ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 33 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.98 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.49 #4bde13 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b421ec  rgb(180, 33, 236)  hsl(283, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#59ec21  rgb(89, 236, 33)  hsl(103, 84%, 53%)  Harlequin
#ecb421  rgb(236, 180, 33)  hsl(43, 84%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#21ecb4  rgb(33, 236, 180)  hsl(163, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine