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#B925DD

#b925dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b925dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 14.51% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.29% cyan, 83.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 288.26°, with 73.02% saturation and 50.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.1686

Complementary

  1. #b925dd
  2. #49dd25

Split complementary

  1. #b925dd
  2. #a5dd25
  3. #25dd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d25dd
  2. #b925dd
  3. #dd25a5

Triadic

  1. #b925dd
  2. #ddb925
  3. #25ddb9

Tetradic

  1. #b925dd
  2. #dd2549
  3. #49dd25
  4. #25ddb9

Square

  1. #b925dd
  2. #dd5d25
  3. #49dd25
  4. #25a5dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0e5b
  2. #83189d
  3. #b925dd
  4. #ce67e7
  5. #e4a9f2

Shades

#b925dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b925dd
  2. #a721c7
  3. #941eb1
  4. #821a9b
  5. #6f1685
  6. #5d136f
  7. #4a0f58
  8. #380b42
  9. #25072c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#b925dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b925dd
  2. #c03be0
  3. #c751e4
  4. #ce66e7
  5. #d57ceb
  6. #dc92ee
  7. #e3a8f1
  8. #eabef5
  9. #f1d3f8
  10. #f8e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b925dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b925dd
  2. #b32ed4
  3. #ae37ca
  4. #a840c1
  5. #a249b8
  6. #9d53af
  7. #975ca5
  8. #91659c
  9. #8b6e93
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3076d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7056e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f60db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b845af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b925dd {
  color: #b925dd;
}
Background
.bg-b925dd {
  background-color: #b925dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b925dd {
  border: 2px solid #b925dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b925dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 37 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b925dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b925dd, #dd25a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b925dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 37 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.70 #46da22 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b925dd  rgb(185, 37, 221)  hsl(288, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#49dd25  rgb(73, 221, 37)  hsl(108, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#ddb925  rgb(221, 185, 37)  hsl(48, 73%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#25ddb9  rgb(37, 221, 185)  hsl(168, 73%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine