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#B520DB

#b520db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b520db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 12.55% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.35% cyan, 85.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 287.81°, with 74.5% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #b520db
  2. #46db20

Split complementary

  1. #b520db
  2. #a4db20
  3. #20db58

Analogous

  1. #5820db
  2. #b520db
  3. #db20a4

Triadic

  1. #b520db
  2. #dbb520
  3. #20dbb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520db
  2. #db2046
  3. #46db20
  4. #20dbb5

Square

  1. #b520db
  2. #db5820
  3. #46db20
  4. #20a4db

Monochromatic

  1. #470c56
  2. #7e1698
  3. #b520db
  4. #cc60e8
  5. #e1a3f1

Shades

#b520db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520db
  2. #a31dc5
  3. #911aaf
  4. #7f1699
  5. #6d1383
  6. #5b106e
  7. #480d58
  8. #360a42
  9. #24062c
  10. #120316
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520db
  2. #bc36df
  3. #c44de2
  4. #cb63e6
  5. #d379e9
  6. #da90ed
  7. #e1a6f1
  8. #e9bcf4
  9. #f0d2f8
  10. #f8e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520db
  2. #b02ad2
  3. #aa33c9
  4. #a53dc0
  5. #a046b7
  6. #9b50ae
  7. #955aa4
  8. #90639b
  9. #8b6d92
  10. #857689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2773d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c53de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b442ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520db {
  color: #b520db;
}
Background
.bg-b520db {
  background-color: #b520db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520db {
  border: 2px solid #b520db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520db, #db20a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.30 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.38 #4adf24 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520db  rgb(181, 32, 219)  hsl(288, 75%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#46db20  rgb(70, 219, 32)  hsl(108, 75%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dbb520  rgb(219, 181, 32)  hsl(48, 75%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#20dbb5  rgb(32, 219, 181)  hsl(168, 75%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine