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#B538EE

#b538ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b538ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 21.96% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.95% cyan, 76.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.21°, with 84.26% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.1883

Complementary

  1. #b538ee
  2. #71ee38

Split complementary

  1. #b538ee
  2. #ccee38
  3. #38ee5a

Analogous

  1. #5a38ee
  2. #b538ee
  3. #ee38cc

Triadic

  1. #b538ee
  2. #eeb538
  3. #38eeb5

Tetradic

  1. #b538ee
  2. #ee3871
  3. #71ee38
  4. #38eeb5

Square

  1. #b538ee
  2. #ee5a38
  3. #71ee38
  4. #38ccee

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0b82
  2. #8f11c8
  3. #b538ee
  4. #cf7ef4
  5. #e9c5fa

Shades

#b538ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b538ee
  2. #a332d6
  3. #912dbe
  4. #7f27a7
  5. #6d228f
  6. #5b1c77
  7. #48165f
  8. #361147
  9. #240b30
  10. #120618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b538ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b538ee
  2. #bc4cf0
  3. #c460f1
  4. #cb74f3
  5. #d388f5
  6. #da9cf7
  7. #e1aff8
  8. #e9c3fa
  9. #f0d7fc
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b538ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b538ee
  2. #b03fe3
  3. #aa46d8
  4. #a54ecd
  5. #a055c2
  6. #9b5cb7
  7. #9563ac
  8. #906aa1
  9. #8b7296
  10. #85798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9464b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #187bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b60f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7966ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b155be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b538ee {
  color: #b538ee;
}
Background
.bg-b538ee {
  background-color: #b538ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b538ee {
  border: 2px solid #b538ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b538ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 56 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b538ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b538ee, #ee38cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b538ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 56 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.56 #4ac711 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b538ee  rgb(181, 56, 238)  hsl(281, 84%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#71ee38  rgb(113, 238, 56)  hsl(101, 84%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#eeb538  rgb(238, 181, 56)  hsl(41, 84%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#38eeb5  rgb(56, 238, 181)  hsl(161, 84%, 58%)  Aquamarine