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#B520FC

#b520fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b520fc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.17% cyan, 87.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 280.64°, with 97.35% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.45.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #b520fc
  2. #67fc20

Split complementary

  1. #b520fc
  2. #d5fc20
  3. #20fc47

Analogous

  1. #4720fc
  2. #b520fc
  3. #fc20d5

Triadic

  1. #b520fc
  2. #fcb520
  3. #20fcb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520fc
  2. #fc2067
  3. #67fc20
  4. #20fcb5

Square

  1. #b520fc
  2. #fc4720
  3. #67fc20
  4. #20d5fc

Monochromatic

  1. #580281
  2. #8c03cd
  3. #b520fc
  4. #ce6bfd
  5. #e7b7fe

Shades

#b520fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520fc
  2. #a31de3
  3. #911aca
  4. #7f16b0
  5. #6d1397
  6. #5b107e
  7. #480d65
  8. #360a4c
  9. #240632
  10. #120319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520fc
  2. #bc36fc
  3. #c44dfd
  4. #cb63fd
  5. #d379fd
  6. #da90fe
  7. #e1a6fe
  8. #e9bcfe
  9. #f0d2fe
  10. #f8e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520fc
  2. #b02af0
  3. #aa33e3
  4. #a53dd7
  5. #a046ca
  6. #9b50be
  7. #955ab2
  8. #9063a5
  9. #8b6d99
  10. #85768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935ebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6297 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7060fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4fc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520fc {
  color: #b520fc;
}
Background
.bg-b520fc {
  background-color: #b520fc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520fc {
  border: 2px solid #b520fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520fc, #fc20d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.35 #4adf03 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520fc  rgb(181, 32, 252)  hsl(281, 97%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#67fc20  rgb(103, 252, 32)  hsl(101, 97%, 56%)  Harlequin
#fcb520  rgb(252, 181, 32)  hsl(41, 97%, 56%)  Amber
#20fcb5  rgb(32, 252, 181)  hsl(161, 97%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green