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#B426EE

#b426ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b426ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 14.9% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.37% cyan, 84.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 282.6°, with 85.47% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #b426ee
  2. #60ee26

Split complementary

  1. #b426ee
  2. #c4ee26
  3. #26ee50

Analogous

  1. #5026ee
  2. #b426ee
  3. #ee26c4

Triadic

  1. #b426ee
  2. #eeb426
  3. #26eeb4

Tetradic

  1. #b426ee
  2. #ee2660
  3. #60ee26
  4. #26eeb4

Square

  1. #b426ee
  2. #ee5026
  3. #60ee26
  4. #26c4ee

Monochromatic

  1. #540972
  2. #880eb9
  3. #b426ee
  4. #cd6df4
  5. #e5b4f9

Shades

#b426ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b426ee
  2. #a222d6
  3. #901ebe
  4. #7e1ba7
  5. #6c178f
  6. #5a1377
  7. #480f5f
  8. #360b47
  9. #240830
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b426ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b426ee
  2. #bc3cf0
  3. #c351f1
  4. #cb67f3
  5. #d27df5
  6. #da93f7
  7. #e1a8f8
  8. #e9befa
  9. #f0d4fc
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b426ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b426ee
  2. #af2fe3
  3. #aa38d8
  4. #a441cd
  5. #9f4ac2
  6. #9a53b7
  7. #955cac
  8. #9065a1
  9. #8a6e96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925eb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6559f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7460ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b426ee {
  color: #b426ee;
}
Background
.bg-b426ee {
  background-color: #b426ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b426ee {
  border: 2px solid #b426ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b426ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 38 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b426ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b426ee, #ee26c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b426ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 38 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.46 #4bd911 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b426ee  rgb(180, 38, 238)  hsl(283, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#60ee26  rgb(96, 238, 38)  hsl(103, 85%, 54%)  Harlequin
#eeb426  rgb(238, 180, 38)  hsl(43, 85%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#26eeb4  rgb(38, 238, 180)  hsl(163, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine