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#B438E2

#b438e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b438e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 21.96% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.35% cyan, 75.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.76°, with 74.56% saturation and 55.29% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.1802

Complementary

  1. #b438e2
  2. #66e238

Split complementary

  1. #b438e2
  2. #bbe238
  3. #38e25f

Analogous

  1. #5f38e2
  2. #b438e2
  3. #e238bb

Triadic

  1. #b438e2
  2. #e2b438
  3. #38e2b4

Tetradic

  1. #b438e2
  2. #e23866
  3. #66e238
  4. #38e2b4

Square

  1. #b438e2
  2. #e25f38
  3. #66e238
  4. #38bbe2

Monochromatic

  1. #571071
  2. #8a1ab3
  3. #b438e2
  4. #cd7bec
  5. #e6bef5

Shades

#b438e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b438e2
  2. #a232cb
  3. #902db5
  4. #7e279e
  5. #6c2288
  6. #5a1c71
  7. #48165a
  8. #361144
  9. #240b2d
  10. #120617
  11. #000000

Tints

#b438e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b438e2
  2. #bc4ce5
  3. #c360e8
  4. #cb74eb
  5. #d288ee
  6. #da9cf1
  7. #e1aff3
  8. #e9c3f6
  9. #f0d7f9
  10. #f8ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b438e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b438e2
  2. #af3fd8
  3. #aa46ce
  4. #a44ec5
  5. #9f55bb
  6. #9a5cb1
  7. #9563a7
  8. #906a9d
  9. #8a7294
  10. #85798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9363ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f79de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b05f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5ee5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b65e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b252b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b438e2 {
  color: #b438e2;
}
Background
.bg-b438e2 {
  background-color: #b438e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b438e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b438e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b438e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 56 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b438e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b438e2, #e238bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b438e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 56 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.38 #4bc71d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b438e2  rgb(180, 56, 226)  hsl(284, 75%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#66e238  rgb(102, 226, 56)  hsl(104, 75%, 55%)  Lime Green
#e2b438  rgb(226, 180, 56)  hsl(44, 75%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#38e2b4  rgb(56, 226, 180)  hsl(164, 75%, 55%)  Caribbean Green