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#B42DEE

#b42dee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b42dee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 17.65% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.37% cyan, 81.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.97°, with 85.02% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #b42dee
  2. #67ee2d

Split complementary

  1. #b42dee
  2. #c7ee2d
  3. #2dee54

Analogous

  1. #542dee
  2. #b42dee
  3. #ee2dc7

Triadic

  1. #b42dee
  2. #eeb42d
  3. #2deeb4

Tetradic

  1. #b42dee
  2. #ee2d67
  3. #67ee2d
  4. #2deeb4

Square

  1. #b42dee
  2. #ee542d
  3. #67ee2d
  4. #2dc7ee

Monochromatic

  1. #570a78
  2. #8a0fbf
  3. #b42dee
  4. #cd74f4
  5. #e7bbf9

Shades

#b42dee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42dee
  2. #a229d6
  3. #9024be
  4. #7e20a7
  5. #6c1b8f
  6. #5a1777
  7. #48125f
  8. #360e47
  9. #240930
  10. #120518
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42dee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42dee
  2. #bc42f0
  3. #c357f1
  4. #cb6cf3
  5. #d281f5
  6. #da96f7
  7. #e1abf8
  8. #e9c0fa
  9. #f0d5fc
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42dee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42dee
  2. #af35e3
  3. #aa3ed8
  4. #a446cd
  5. #9f4ec2
  6. #9a57b7
  7. #955fac
  8. #9067a1
  9. #8a6f96
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9260b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #675bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7662ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b050bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42dee {
  color: #b42dee;
}
Background
.bg-b42dee {
  background-color: #b42dee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b42dee {
  border: 2px solid #b42dee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42dee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 45 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42dee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42dee, #ee2dc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42dee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 45 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.04 #4bd211 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b42dee  rgb(180, 45, 238)  hsl(282, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#67ee2d  rgb(103, 238, 45)  hsl(102, 85%, 55%)  Harlequin
#eeb42d  rgb(238, 180, 45)  hsl(42, 85%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2deeb4  rgb(45, 238, 180)  hsl(162, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine