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#B533EA

#b533ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b533ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.65% cyan, 78.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 282.62°, with 81.33% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #b533ea
  2. #68ea33

Split complementary

  1. #b533ea
  2. #c4ea33
  3. #33ea59

Analogous

  1. #5933ea
  2. #b533ea
  3. #ea33c4

Triadic

  1. #b533ea
  2. #eab533
  3. #33eab5

Tetradic

  1. #b533ea
  2. #ea3368
  3. #68ea33
  4. #33eab5

Square

  1. #b533ea
  2. #ea5933
  3. #68ea33
  4. #33c4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #590c78
  2. #8c13bd
  3. #b533ea
  4. #ce78f1
  5. #e7bef8

Shades

#b533ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b533ea
  2. #a32ed3
  3. #9129bb
  4. #7f24a4
  5. #6d1f8c
  6. #5b1a75
  7. #48145e
  8. #360f46
  9. #240a2f
  10. #120517
  11. #000000

Tints

#b533ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b533ea
  2. #bc47ec
  3. #c45cee
  4. #cb70f0
  5. #d385f2
  6. #da99f5
  7. #e1adf7
  8. #e9c2f9
  9. #f0d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b533ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b533ea
  2. #b03bdf
  3. #aa42d5
  4. #a54aca
  5. #a052c0
  6. #9b5ab5
  7. #9561aa
  8. #9069a0
  9. #8b7195
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9362b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b79e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af608f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7964e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b251bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b533ea {
  color: #b533ea;
}
Background
.bg-b533ea {
  background-color: #b533ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b533ea {
  border: 2px solid #b533ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b533ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 51 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b533ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b533ea, #ea33c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b533ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 51 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.55 #4acc15 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b533ea  rgb(181, 51, 234)  hsl(283, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#68ea33  rgb(104, 234, 51)  hsl(103, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eab533  rgb(234, 181, 51)  hsl(43, 81%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#33eab5  rgb(51, 234, 181)  hsl(163, 81%, 56%)  Aquamarine