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#B731EA

#b731ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b731ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 19.22% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.79% cyan, 79.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.46°, with 81.5% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.182

Complementary

  1. #b731ea
  2. #64ea31

Split complementary

  1. #b731ea
  2. #c0ea31
  3. #31ea5a

Analogous

  1. #5a31ea
  2. #b731ea
  3. #ea31c0

Triadic

  1. #b731ea
  2. #eab731
  3. #31eab7

Tetradic

  1. #b731ea
  2. #ea3164
  3. #64ea31
  4. #31eab7

Square

  1. #b731ea
  2. #ea5a31
  3. #64ea31
  4. #31c0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #590c76
  2. #8d13bb
  3. #b731ea
  4. #cf76f1
  5. #e8bcf8

Shades

#b731ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b731ea
  2. #a52cd3
  3. #9227bb
  4. #8022a4
  5. #6e1d8c
  6. #5c1975
  7. #49145e
  8. #370f46
  9. #250a2f
  10. #120517
  11. #000000

Tints

#b731ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b731ea
  2. #be46ec
  3. #c55aee
  4. #cd6ff0
  5. #d483f2
  6. #db98f5
  7. #e2adf7
  8. #e9c1f9
  9. #f1d6fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b731ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b731ea
  2. #b239df
  3. #ac41d5
  4. #a749ca
  5. #a151c0
  6. #9c59b5
  7. #9660aa
  8. #9168a0
  9. #8b7095
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9562b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e79e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b64e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b450ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b731ea {
  color: #b731ea;
}
Background
.bg-b731ea {
  background-color: #b731ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b731ea {
  border: 2px solid #b731ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b731ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 49 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b731ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b731ea, #ea31c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b731ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 49 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.54 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.66 #48ce15 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b731ea  rgb(183, 49, 234)  hsl(283, 82%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#64ea31  rgb(100, 234, 49)  hsl(103, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eab731  rgb(234, 183, 49)  hsl(43, 82%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#31eab7  rgb(49, 234, 183)  hsl(163, 82%, 55%)  Aquamarine