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#B503ED

#b503ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b503ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 1.18% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.63% cyan, 98.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.64°, with 97.5% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #b503ed
  2. #3bed03

Split complementary

  1. #b503ed
  2. #b0ed03
  3. #03ed40

Analogous

  1. #4003ed
  2. #b503ed
  3. #ed03b0

Triadic

  1. #b503ed
  2. #edb503
  3. #03edb5

Tetradic

  1. #b503ed
  2. #ed033b
  3. #3bed03
  4. #03edb5

Square

  1. #b503ed
  2. #ed4003
  3. #3bed03
  4. #03b0ed

Monochromatic

  1. #420156
  2. #7b02a1
  3. #b503ed
  4. #cf40fd
  5. #e28bfe

Shades

#b503ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b503ed
  2. #a303d5
  3. #9102be
  4. #7f02a6
  5. #6d028e
  6. #5b0277
  7. #48015f
  8. #360147
  9. #24012f
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b503ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b503ed
  2. #bc1cef
  3. #c435f1
  4. #cb4ff2
  5. #d368f4
  6. #da81f6
  7. #e19af8
  8. #e9b3fa
  9. #f0cdfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b503ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b503ed
  2. #b010e2
  3. #aa1cd7
  4. #a529cc
  5. #a035c1
  6. #9b42b7
  7. #954eac
  8. #905ba1
  9. #8b6796
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9057b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af548b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6351f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b142bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b503ed {
  color: #b503ed;
}
Background
.bg-b503ed {
  background-color: #b503ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b503ed {
  border: 2px solid #b503ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b503ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 3 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b503ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b503ed, #ed03b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b503ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 3 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.72 #4afc12 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b503ed  rgb(181, 3, 237)  hsl(286, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3bed03  rgb(59, 237, 3)  hsl(106, 98%, 47%)  Neon Green
#edb503  rgb(237, 181, 3)  hsl(46, 98%, 47%)  Amber
#03edb5  rgb(3, 237, 181)  hsl(166, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine