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#B503EE

#b503ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b503ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.95% cyan, 98.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.45°, with 97.51% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1606

Complementary

  1. #b503ee
  2. #3cee03

Split complementary

  1. #b503ee
  2. #b1ee03
  3. #03ee40

Analogous

  1. #4003ee
  2. #b503ee
  3. #ee03b1

Triadic

  1. #b503ee
  2. #eeb503
  3. #03eeb5

Tetradic

  1. #b503ee
  2. #ee033c
  3. #3cee03
  4. #03eeb5

Square

  1. #b503ee
  2. #ee4003
  3. #3cee03
  4. #03b1ee

Monochromatic

  1. #420157
  2. #7c02a2
  3. #b503ee
  4. #cf41fd
  5. #e28cfe

Shades

#b503ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b503ee
  2. #a303d6
  3. #9102be
  4. #7f02a7
  5. #6d028f
  6. #5b0277
  7. #48015f
  8. #360147
  9. #240130
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b503ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b503ee
  2. #bc1cf0
  3. #c435f1
  4. #cb4ff3
  5. #d368f5
  6. #da81f7
  7. #e19af8
  8. #e9b3fa
  9. #f0cdfc
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b503ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b503ee
  2. #b010e3
  3. #aa1cd8
  4. #a529cd
  5. #a035c2
  6. #9b42b7
  7. #954eac
  8. #905ba1
  9. #8b6796
  10. #85748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9158b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af558c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6252f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b142bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b503ee {
  color: #b503ee;
}
Background
.bg-b503ee {
  background-color: #b503ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b503ee {
  border: 2px solid #b503ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b503ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 3 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b503ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b503ee, #ee03b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b503ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 3 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.73 #4afc11 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b503ee  rgb(181, 3, 238)  hsl(285, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3cee03  rgb(60, 238, 3)  hsl(105, 98%, 47%)  Neon Green
#eeb503  rgb(238, 181, 3)  hsl(45, 98%, 47%)  Amber
#03eeb5  rgb(3, 238, 181)  hsl(165, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine