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#B520EE

#b520ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b520ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 12.55% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.95% cyan, 86.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.4°, with 85.83% saturation and 52.94% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #b520ee
  2. #59ee20

Split complementary

  1. #b520ee
  2. #c0ee20
  3. #20ee4e

Analogous

  1. #4e20ee
  2. #b520ee
  3. #ee20c0

Triadic

  1. #b520ee
  2. #eeb520
  3. #20eeb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520ee
  2. #ee2059
  3. #59ee20
  4. #20eeb5

Square

  1. #b520ee
  2. #ee4e20
  3. #59ee20
  4. #20c0ee

Monochromatic

  1. #51086d
  2. #860eb4
  3. #b520ee
  4. #cd67f3
  5. #e4aef9

Shades

#b520ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520ee
  2. #a31dd6
  3. #911abe
  4. #7f16a7
  5. #6d138f
  6. #5b1077
  7. #480d5f
  8. #360a47
  9. #240630
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520ee
  2. #bc36f0
  3. #c44df1
  4. #cb63f3
  5. #d379f5
  6. #da90f7
  7. #e1a6f8
  8. #e9bcfa
  9. #f0d2fc
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520ee
  2. #b02ae3
  3. #aa33d8
  4. #a53dcd
  5. #a046c2
  6. #9b50b7
  7. #955aac
  8. #9063a1
  9. #8b6d96
  10. #85768b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6557f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520ee {
  color: #b520ee;
}
Background
.bg-b520ee {
  background-color: #b520ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520ee {
  border: 2px solid #b520ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520ee, #ee20c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.30 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.48 #4adf11 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520ee  rgb(181, 32, 238)  hsl(283, 86%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#59ee20  rgb(89, 238, 32)  hsl(103, 86%, 53%)  Harlequin
#eeb520  rgb(238, 181, 32)  hsl(43, 86%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#20eeb5  rgb(32, 238, 181)  hsl(163, 86%, 53%)  Aquamarine