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#B803EC

#b803ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#b803ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 1.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.03% cyan, 98.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.61°, with 97.49% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #b803ec
  2. #37ec03

Split complementary

  1. #b803ec
  2. #abec03
  3. #03ec43

Analogous

  1. #4303ec
  2. #b803ec
  3. #ec03ab

Triadic

  1. #b803ec
  2. #ecb803
  3. #03ecb8

Tetradic

  1. #b803ec
  2. #ec0337
  3. #37ec03
  4. #03ecb8

Square

  1. #b803ec
  2. #ec4303
  3. #37ec03
  4. #03abec

Monochromatic

  1. #420155
  2. #7d02a0
  3. #b803ec
  4. #d23ffd
  5. #e48afe

Shades

#b803ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b803ec
  2. #a603d4
  3. #9302bd
  4. #8102a5
  5. #6e028e
  6. #5c0276
  7. #4a015e
  8. #370147
  9. #25012f
  10. #120018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b803ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b803ec
  2. #bf1cee
  3. #c635f0
  4. #cd4ff2
  5. #d468f4
  6. #dc81f6
  7. #e39af7
  8. #eab3f9
  9. #f1cdfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b803ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b803ec
  2. #b210e1
  3. #ad1cd6
  4. #a729cc
  5. #a235c1
  6. #9c42b6
  7. #964eab
  8. #915ba0
  9. #8b6796
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9258b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3538b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6652ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b541ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b803ec {
  color: #b803ec;
}
Background
.bg-b803ec {
  background-color: #b803ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b803ec {
  border: 2px solid #b803ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b803ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 3 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b803ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b803ec, #ec03ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b803ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 3 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.32 #47fc13 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b803ec  rgb(184, 3, 236)  hsl(287, 97%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#37ec03  rgb(55, 236, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 47%)  Neon Green
#ecb803  rgb(236, 184, 3)  hsl(47, 97%, 47%)  Golden Poppy
#03ecb8  rgb(3, 236, 184)  hsl(167, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine