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#B535EE

#b535ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b535ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 20.78% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.95% cyan, 77.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.51°, with 84.47% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.1854

Complementary

  1. #b535ee
  2. #6eee35

Split complementary

  1. #b535ee
  2. #cbee35
  3. #35ee58

Analogous

  1. #5835ee
  2. #b535ee
  3. #ee35cb

Triadic

  1. #b535ee
  2. #eeb535
  3. #35eeb5

Tetradic

  1. #b535ee
  2. #ee356e
  3. #6eee35
  4. #35eeb5

Square

  1. #b535ee
  2. #ee5835
  3. #6eee35
  4. #35cbee

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0b7f
  2. #8e11c6
  3. #b535ee
  4. #cf7cf4
  5. #e9c2fa

Shades

#b535ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b535ee
  2. #a330d6
  3. #912abe
  4. #7f25a7
  5. #6d208f
  6. #5b1b77
  7. #48155f
  8. #361047
  9. #240b30
  10. #120518
  11. #000000

Tints

#b535ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b535ee
  2. #bc49f0
  3. #c45df1
  4. #cb72f3
  5. #d386f5
  6. #da9af7
  7. #e1aef8
  8. #e9c2fa
  9. #f0d7fc
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b535ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b535ee
  2. #b03de3
  3. #aa44d8
  4. #a54ccd
  5. #a053c2
  6. #9b5bb7
  7. #9562ac
  8. #906aa1
  9. #8b7196
  10. #85798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9463b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #117aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a5ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7865ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b154be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b535ee {
  color: #b535ee;
}
Background
.bg-b535ee {
  background-color: #b535ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b535ee {
  border: 2px solid #b535ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b535ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 53 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b535ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b535ee, #ee35cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b535ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 53 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.83 #4aca11 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b535ee  rgb(181, 53, 238)  hsl(282, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#6eee35  rgb(110, 238, 53)  hsl(102, 84%, 57%)  Lawn Green
#eeb535  rgb(238, 181, 53)  hsl(42, 84%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#35eeb5  rgb(53, 238, 181)  hsl(162, 84%, 57%)  Aquamarine