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#B520FD

#b520fd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b520fd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.46% cyan, 87.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 280.45°, with 98.22% saturation and 55.88% 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. Black 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 luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #b520fd
  2. #68fd20

Split complementary

  1. #b520fd
  2. #d7fd20
  3. #20fd46

Analogous

  1. #4620fd
  2. #b520fd
  3. #fd20d7

Triadic

  1. #b520fd
  2. #fdb520
  3. #20fdb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520fd
  2. #fd2068
  3. #68fd20
  4. #20fdb5

Square

  1. #b520fd
  2. #fd4620
  3. #68fd20
  4. #20d7fd

Monochromatic

  1. #590183
  2. #8c02cf
  3. #b520fd
  4. #ce6cfe
  5. #e7b8fe

Shades

#b520fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520fd
  2. #a31de4
  3. #911aca
  4. #7f16b1
  5. #6d1398
  6. #5b107f
  7. #480d65
  8. #360a4c
  9. #240633
  10. #120319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520fd
  2. #bc36fd
  3. #c44dfd
  4. #cb63fe
  5. #d379fe
  6. #da90fe
  7. #e1a6fe
  8. #e9bcfe
  9. #f0d2ff
  10. #f8e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520fd
  2. #b02af1
  3. #aa33e4
  4. #a53dd8
  5. #a046cb
  6. #9b50bf
  7. #955ab2
  8. #9063a6
  9. #8b6d99
  10. #85768d
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935fbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa6297 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f5aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f60fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4fc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520fd {
  color: #b520fd;
}
Background
.bg-b520fd {
  background-color: #b520fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b520fd {
  border: 2px solid #b520fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 98% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520fd, #fd20d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.44 #4adf02 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520fd  rgb(181, 32, 253)  hsl(280, 98%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#68fd20  rgb(104, 253, 32)  hsl(100, 98%, 56%)  Harlequin
#fdb520  rgb(253, 181, 32)  hsl(40, 98%, 56%)  Amber
#20fdb5  rgb(32, 253, 181)  hsl(160, 98%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green