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#B50EE3

#b50ee3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b50ee3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 5.49% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.26% cyan, 93.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 287.04°, with 88.38% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1568

Complementary

  1. #b50ee3
  2. #3ce30e

Split complementary

  1. #b50ee3
  2. #a6e30e
  3. #0ee34a

Analogous

  1. #4a0ee3
  2. #b50ee3
  3. #e30ea6

Triadic

  1. #b50ee3
  2. #e3b50e
  3. #0ee3b5

Tetradic

  1. #b50ee3
  2. #e30e3c
  3. #3ce30e
  4. #0ee3b5

Square

  1. #b50ee3
  2. #e34a0e
  3. #3ce30e
  4. #0ea6e3

Monochromatic

  1. #420553
  2. #7c0a9b
  3. #b50ee3
  4. #cf4af4
  5. #e292f8

Shades

#b50ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b50ee3
  2. #a30dcc
  3. #910bb6
  4. #7f0a9f
  5. #6d0888
  6. #5b0772
  7. #48065b
  8. #360444
  9. #24032d
  10. #120117
  11. #000000

Tints

#b50ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b50ee3
  2. #bc26e6
  3. #c43ee9
  4. #cb56eb
  5. #d36eee
  6. #da87f1
  7. #e19ff4
  8. #e9b7f7
  9. #f0cff9
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b50ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b50ee3
  2. #b019d9
  3. #aa25cf
  4. #a530c5
  5. #a03cbb
  6. #9b47b2
  7. #9552a8
  8. #905e9e
  9. #8b6994
  10. #85758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9057aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6751e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775ae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b340b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b50ee3 {
  color: #b50ee3;
}
Background
.bg-b50ee3 {
  background-color: #b50ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b50ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #b50ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b50ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 14 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b50ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b50ee3, #e30ea6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b50ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 14 227 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.89 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.34 #4af11c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b50ee3  rgb(181, 14, 227)  hsl(287, 88%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#3ce30e  rgb(60, 227, 14)  hsl(107, 88%, 47%)  Lime Green
#e3b50e  rgb(227, 181, 14)  hsl(47, 88%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#0ee3b5  rgb(14, 227, 181)  hsl(167, 88%, 47%)  Caribbean Green