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#B520EF

#b520ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b520ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.27% cyan, 86.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.19°, with 86.61% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #b520ef
  2. #5aef20

Split complementary

  1. #b520ef
  2. #c1ef20
  3. #20ef4e

Analogous

  1. #4e20ef
  2. #b520ef
  3. #ef20c1

Triadic

  1. #b520ef
  2. #efb520
  3. #20efb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520ef
  2. #ef205a
  3. #5aef20
  4. #20efb5

Square

  1. #b520ef
  2. #ef4e20
  3. #5aef20
  4. #20c1ef

Monochromatic

  1. #51086e
  2. #860db5
  3. #b520ef
  4. #cd67f4
  5. #e4aff9

Shades

#b520ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520ef
  2. #a31dd7
  3. #911abf
  4. #7f16a7
  5. #6d138f
  6. #5b1078
  7. #480d60
  8. #360a48
  9. #240630
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520ef
  2. #bc36f1
  3. #c44df2
  4. #cb63f4
  5. #d379f5
  6. #da90f7
  7. #e1a6f9
  8. #e9bcfa
  9. #f0d2fc
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520ef
  2. #b02ae4
  3. #aa33d9
  4. #a53dce
  5. #a046c3
  6. #9b50b8
  7. #955aac
  8. #9063a1
  9. #8b6d96
  10. #85768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6557f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14abd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520ef {
  color: #b520ef;
}
Background
.bg-b520ef {
  background-color: #b520ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520ef {
  border: 2px solid #b520ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520ef, #ef20c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.50 #4adf10 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520ef  rgb(181, 32, 239)  hsl(283, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5aef20  rgb(90, 239, 32)  hsl(103, 87%, 53%)  Harlequin
#efb520  rgb(239, 181, 32)  hsl(43, 87%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#20efb5  rgb(32, 239, 181)  hsl(163, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine