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#B73EED

#b73eed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b73eed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 24.31% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.78% cyan, 73.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.49°, with 82.94% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.1963

Complementary

  1. #b73eed
  2. #74ed3e

Split complementary

  1. #b73eed
  2. #cbed3e
  3. #3eed60

Analogous

  1. #603eed
  2. #b73eed
  3. #ed3ecb

Triadic

  1. #b73eed
  2. #edb73e
  3. #3eedb7

Tetradic

  1. #b73eed
  2. #ed3e74
  3. #74ed3e
  4. #3eedb7

Square

  1. #b73eed
  2. #ed603e
  3. #74ed3e
  4. #3ecbed

Monochromatic

  1. #600c86
  2. #9313cc
  3. #b73eed
  4. #d184f4
  5. #ebcafa

Shades

#b73eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b73eed
  2. #a538d5
  3. #9232be
  4. #802ba6
  5. #6e258e
  6. #5c1f77
  7. #49195f
  8. #371347
  9. #250c2f
  10. #120618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b73eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b73eed
  2. #be51ef
  3. #c565f1
  4. #cd78f2
  5. #d48bf4
  6. #db9ff6
  7. #e2b2f8
  8. #e9c5fa
  9. #f1d8fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b73eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b73eed
  2. #b245e2
  3. #ac4bd7
  4. #a752cc
  5. #a158c1
  6. #9c5fb7
  7. #9666ac
  8. #916ca1
  9. #8b7396
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9668b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b16693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f63f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c69eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b359be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b73eed {
  color: #b73eed;
}
Background
.bg-b73eed {
  background-color: #b73eed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b73eed {
  border: 2px solid #b73eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b73eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 62 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b73eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b73eed, #ed3ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b73eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 62 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.02 #48c112 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b73eed  rgb(183, 62, 237)  hsl(281, 83%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#74ed3e  rgb(116, 237, 62)  hsl(101, 83%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#edb73e  rgb(237, 183, 62)  hsl(41, 83%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#3eedb7  rgb(62, 237, 183)  hsl(161, 83%, 59%)  Aquamarine