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#B42FF2

#b42ff2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b42ff2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 18.43% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 80.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 280.92°, with 88.24% saturation and 56.67% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #b42ff2
  2. #6df22f

Split complementary

  1. #b42ff2
  2. #cff22f
  3. #2ff252

Analogous

  1. #522ff2
  2. #b42ff2
  3. #f22fcf

Triadic

  1. #b42ff2
  2. #f2b42f
  3. #2ff2b4

Tetradic

  1. #b42ff2
  2. #f22f6d
  3. #6df22f
  4. #2ff2b4

Square

  1. #b42ff2
  2. #f2522f
  3. #6df22f
  4. #2fcff2

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0880
  2. #8c0cc8
  3. #b42ff2
  4. #ce77f7
  5. #e8bffb

Shades

#b42ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42ff2
  2. #a22ada
  3. #9026c2
  4. #7e21a9
  5. #6c1c91
  6. #5a1879
  7. #481361
  8. #360e49
  9. #240930
  10. #120518
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42ff2
  2. #bc44f3
  3. #c359f5
  4. #cb6df6
  5. #d282f7
  6. #da97f9
  7. #e1acfa
  8. #e9c1fb
  9. #f0d5fc
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42ff2
  2. #af37e7
  3. #aa3fdb
  4. #a447d0
  5. #9f4fc4
  6. #9a58b9
  7. #9560ae
  8. #9068a2
  9. #8a7097
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9361b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac6293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #665df5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7563f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af52c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42ff2 {
  color: #b42ff2;
}
Background
.bg-b42ff2 {
  background-color: #b42ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b42ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #b42ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 47 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42ff2, #f22fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 47 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.52 #4bd00d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b42ff2  rgb(180, 47, 242)  hsl(281, 88%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#6df22f  rgb(109, 242, 47)  hsl(101, 88%, 57%)  Lawn Green
#f2b42f  rgb(242, 180, 47)  hsl(41, 88%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#2ff2b4  rgb(47, 242, 180)  hsl(161, 88%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green