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#B425EE

#b425ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b425ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 14.51% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.37% cyan, 84.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 282.69°, with 85.53% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.172

Complementary

  1. #b425ee
  2. #5fee25

Split complementary

  1. #b425ee
  2. #c3ee25
  3. #25ee50

Analogous

  1. #5025ee
  2. #b425ee
  3. #ee25c3

Triadic

  1. #b425ee
  2. #eeb425
  3. #25eeb4

Tetradic

  1. #b425ee
  2. #ee255f
  3. #5fee25
  4. #25eeb4

Square

  1. #b425ee
  2. #ee5025
  3. #5fee25
  4. #25c3ee

Monochromatic

  1. #530971
  2. #870eb8
  3. #b425ee
  4. #cc6cf4
  5. #e5b3f9

Shades

#b425ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b425ee
  2. #a221d6
  3. #901ebe
  4. #7e1aa7
  5. #6c168f
  6. #5a1377
  7. #480f5f
  8. #360b47
  9. #240730
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b425ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b425ee
  2. #bc3bf0
  3. #c351f1
  4. #cb66f3
  5. #d27cf5
  6. #da92f7
  7. #e1a8f8
  8. #e9befa
  9. #f0d3fc
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b425ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b425ee
  2. #af2ee3
  3. #aa37d8
  4. #a440cd
  5. #9f49c2
  6. #9a53b7
  7. #955cac
  8. #9065a1
  9. #8a6e96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6558f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7460ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b425ee {
  color: #b425ee;
}
Background
.bg-b425ee {
  background-color: #b425ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b425ee {
  border: 2px solid #b425ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b425ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 37 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b425ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b425ee, #ee25c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b425ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 37 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.39 #4bda11 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b425ee  rgb(180, 37, 238)  hsl(283, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#5fee25  rgb(95, 238, 37)  hsl(103, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin
#eeb425  rgb(238, 180, 37)  hsl(43, 86%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#25eeb4  rgb(37, 238, 180)  hsl(163, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine