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#B423EE

#b423ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b423ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 13.73% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.37% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 85.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #b423ee
  2. #5dee23

Split complementary

  1. #b423ee
  2. #c2ee23
  3. #23ee4f

Analogous

  1. #4f23ee
  2. #b423ee
  3. #ee23c2

Triadic

  1. #b423ee
  2. #eeb423
  3. #23eeb4

Tetradic

  1. #b423ee
  2. #ee235d
  3. #5dee23
  4. #23eeb4

Square

  1. #b423ee
  2. #ee4f23
  3. #5dee23
  4. #23c2ee

Monochromatic

  1. #52096f
  2. #860eb6
  3. #b423ee
  4. #cc6af3
  5. #e4b1f9

Shades

#b423ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b423ee
  2. #a220d6
  3. #901cbe
  4. #7e19a7
  5. #6c158f
  6. #5a1277
  7. #480e5f
  8. #360b47
  9. #240730
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b423ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b423ee
  2. #bc39f0
  3. #c34ff1
  4. #cb65f3
  5. #d27bf5
  6. #da91f7
  7. #e1a7f8
  8. #e9bdfa
  9. #f0d3fc
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b423ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b423ee
  2. #af2ce3
  3. #aa36d8
  4. #a43fcd
  5. #9f48c2
  6. #9a52b7
  7. #955bac
  8. #9064a1
  9. #8a6d96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6558f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b423ee {
  color: #b423ee;
}
Background
.bg-b423ee {
  background-color: #b423ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b423ee {
  border: 2px solid #b423ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b423ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 35 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b423ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b423ee, #ee23c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b423ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 35 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.40 #4bdc11 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b423ee  rgb(180, 35, 238)  hsl(283, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#5dee23  rgb(93, 238, 35)  hsl(103, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin
#eeb423  rgb(238, 180, 35)  hsl(43, 86%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#23eeb4  rgb(35, 238, 180)  hsl(163, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine