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#B533DC

#b533dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b533dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 20% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.73% cyan, 76.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 286.15°, with 70.71% saturation and 53.14% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1736

Complementary

  1. #b533dc
  2. #5adc33

Split complementary

  1. #b533dc
  2. #afdc33
  3. #33dc60

Analogous

  1. #6033dc
  2. #b533dc
  3. #dc33af

Triadic

  1. #b533dc
  2. #dcb533
  3. #33dcb5

Tetradic

  1. #b533dc
  2. #dc335a
  3. #5adc33
  4. #33dcb5

Square

  1. #b533dc
  2. #dc6033
  3. #5adc33
  4. #33afdc

Monochromatic

  1. #511165
  2. #861ca6
  3. #b533dc
  4. #cd74e7
  5. #e4b6f2

Shades

#b533dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b533dc
  2. #a32ec6
  3. #9129b0
  4. #7f249a
  5. #6d1f84
  6. #5b1a6e
  7. #481458
  8. #360f42
  9. #240a2c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b533dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b533dc
  2. #bc47e0
  3. #c45ce3
  4. #cb70e7
  5. #d385ea
  6. #da99ee
  7. #e1adf1
  8. #e9c2f5
  9. #f0d6f8
  10. #f8ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b533dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b533dc
  2. #b03bd3
  3. #aa42ca
  4. #a54ac0
  5. #a052b7
  6. #9b5aae
  7. #9561a5
  8. #90699c
  9. #8b7192
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9260a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3577d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35987 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d63da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44db0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b533dc {
  color: #b533dc;
}
Background
.bg-b533dc {
  background-color: #b533dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b533dc {
  border: 2px solid #b533dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b533dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 51 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b533dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b533dc, #dc33af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b533dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 51 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.98 #4acc23 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b533dc  rgb(181, 51, 220)  hsl(286, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5adc33  rgb(90, 220, 51)  hsl(106, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dcb533  rgb(220, 181, 51)  hsl(46, 71%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#33dcb5  rgb(51, 220, 181)  hsl(166, 71%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine