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#B424EB

#b424eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b424eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 14.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.4% cyan, 84.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.42°, with 83.26% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.1696

Complementary

  1. #b424eb
  2. #5beb24

Split complementary

  1. #b424eb
  2. #beeb24
  3. #24eb51

Analogous

  1. #5124eb
  2. #b424eb
  3. #eb24be

Triadic

  1. #b424eb
  2. #ebb424
  3. #24ebb4

Tetradic

  1. #b424eb
  2. #eb245b
  3. #5beb24
  4. #24ebb4

Square

  1. #b424eb
  2. #eb5124
  3. #5beb24
  4. #24beeb

Monochromatic

  1. #510a6c
  2. #8510b2
  3. #b424eb
  4. #cc6af1
  5. #e4b0f8

Shades

#b424eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b424eb
  2. #a220d4
  3. #901dbc
  4. #7e19a5
  5. #6c168d
  6. #5a1276
  7. #480e5e
  8. #360b47
  9. #24072f
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b424eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b424eb
  2. #bc3aed
  3. #c350ef
  4. #cb66f1
  5. #d27cf3
  6. #da92f5
  7. #e1a7f7
  8. #e9bdf9
  9. #f0d3fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b424eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b424eb
  2. #af2de0
  3. #aa36d6
  4. #a440cb
  5. #9f49c0
  6. #9a52b6
  7. #955bab
  8. #9064a0
  9. #8a6e95
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915db0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6657ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04aba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b424eb {
  color: #b424eb;
}
Background
.bg-b424eb {
  background-color: #b424eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b424eb {
  border: 2px solid #b424eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b424eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 36 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b424eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b424eb, #eb24be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b424eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 36 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.71 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.24 #4bdb14 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b424eb  rgb(180, 36, 235)  hsl(283, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5beb24  rgb(91, 235, 36)  hsl(103, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#ebb424  rgb(235, 180, 36)  hsl(43, 83%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#24ebb4  rgb(36, 235, 180)  hsl(163, 83%, 53%)  Aquamarine