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#B533DE

#b533de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b533de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.47% cyan, 77.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 285.61°, with 72.15% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1747

Complementary

  1. #b533de
  2. #5cde33

Split complementary

  1. #b533de
  2. #b2de33
  3. #33de5f

Analogous

  1. #5f33de
  2. #b533de
  3. #de33b2

Triadic

  1. #b533de
  2. #deb533
  3. #33deb5

Tetradic

  1. #b533de
  2. #de335c
  3. #5cde33
  4. #33deb5

Square

  1. #b533de
  2. #de5f33
  3. #5cde33
  4. #33b2de

Monochromatic

  1. #531167
  2. #871ba9
  3. #b533de
  4. #cd75e9
  5. #e5b7f3

Shades

#b533de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b533de
  2. #a32ec8
  3. #9129b2
  4. #7f249b
  5. #6d1f85
  6. #5b1a6f
  7. #481459
  8. #360f43
  9. #240a2c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b533de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b533de
  2. #bc47e1
  3. #c45ce5
  4. #cb70e8
  5. #d385eb
  6. #da99ef
  7. #e1adf2
  8. #e9c2f5
  9. #f0d6f8
  10. #f8ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b533de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b533de
  2. #b03bd5
  3. #aa42cb
  4. #a54ac2
  5. #a052b8
  6. #9b5aaf
  7. #9561a6
  8. #90699c
  9. #8b7193
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9360a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3278da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25a88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5be1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d63dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b34db1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b533de {
  color: #b533de;
}
Background
.bg-b533de {
  background-color: #b533de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b533de {
  border: 2px solid #b533de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b533de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 51 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b533de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b533de, #de33b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b533de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 51 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.03 #4acc21 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b533de  rgb(181, 51, 222)  hsl(286, 72%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#5cde33  rgb(92, 222, 51)  hsl(106, 72%, 54%)  Lime Green
#deb533  rgb(222, 181, 51)  hsl(46, 72%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#33deb5  rgb(51, 222, 181)  hsl(166, 72%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine