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#B43BEE

#b43bee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b43bee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 23.14% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.37% cyan, 75.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 280.56°, with 84.04% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #b43bee
  2. #75ee3b

Split complementary

  1. #b43bee
  2. #cfee3b
  3. #3bee5b

Analogous

  1. #5b3bee
  2. #b43bee
  3. #ee3bcf

Triadic

  1. #b43bee
  2. #eeb43b
  3. #3beeb4

Tetradic

  1. #b43bee
  2. #ee3b75
  3. #75ee3b
  4. #3beeb4

Square

  1. #b43bee
  2. #ee5b3b
  3. #75ee3b
  4. #3bcfee

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0b85
  2. #8f12cb
  3. #b43bee
  4. #cf81f4
  5. #eac8fa

Shades

#b43bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b43bee
  2. #a235d6
  3. #902fbe
  4. #7e29a7
  5. #6c238f
  6. #5a1e77
  7. #48185f
  8. #361247
  9. #240c30
  10. #120618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b43bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b43bee
  2. #bc4ff0
  3. #c362f1
  4. #cb76f3
  5. #d289f5
  6. #da9df7
  7. #e1b1f8
  8. #e9c4fa
  9. #f0d8fc
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b43bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b43bee
  2. #af42e3
  3. #aa49d8
  4. #a450cd
  5. #9f57c2
  6. #9a5eb7
  7. #9564ac
  8. #906ba1
  9. #8a7296
  10. #85798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9466b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a7bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad6593 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b61f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7867ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b057be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b43bee {
  color: #b43bee;
}
Background
.bg-b43bee {
  background-color: #b43bee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b43bee {
  border: 2px solid #b43bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b43bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 59 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b43bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b43bee, #ee3bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b43bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 59 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.94 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.36 #4bc411 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b43bee  rgb(180, 59, 238)  hsl(281, 84%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#75ee3b  rgb(117, 238, 59)  hsl(101, 84%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#eeb43b  rgb(238, 180, 59)  hsl(41, 84%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3beeb4  rgb(59, 238, 180)  hsl(161, 84%, 58%)  Aquamarine