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#B520DD

#b520dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b520dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.1% cyan, 85.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 287.3°, with 74.7% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.1608

Complementary

  1. #b520dd
  2. #48dd20

Split complementary

  1. #b520dd
  2. #a7dd20
  3. #20dd57

Analogous

  1. #5720dd
  2. #b520dd
  3. #dd20a7

Triadic

  1. #b520dd
  2. #ddb520
  3. #20ddb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520dd
  2. #dd2048
  3. #48dd20
  4. #20ddb5

Square

  1. #b520dd
  2. #dd5720
  3. #48dd20
  4. #20a7dd

Monochromatic

  1. #480d57
  2. #7e169a
  3. #b520dd
  4. #cc61e8
  5. #e1a4f2

Shades

#b520dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520dd
  2. #a31dc7
  3. #911ab1
  4. #7f169b
  5. #6d1385
  6. #5b106f
  7. #480d58
  8. #360a42
  9. #24062c
  10. #120316
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520dd
  2. #bc36e0
  3. #c44de4
  4. #cb63e7
  5. #d379eb
  6. #da90ee
  7. #e1a6f1
  8. #e9bcf5
  9. #f0d2f8
  10. #f8e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520dd
  2. #b02ad4
  3. #aa33ca
  4. #a53dc1
  5. #a046b8
  6. #9b50af
  7. #955aa5
  8. #90639c
  9. #8b6d93
  10. #857689
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2474d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b53e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b443af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520dd {
  color: #b520dd;
}
Background
.bg-b520dd {
  background-color: #b520dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520dd {
  border: 2px solid #b520dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520dd, #dd20a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.29 #4adf22 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520dd  rgb(181, 32, 221)  hsl(287, 75%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#48dd20  rgb(72, 221, 32)  hsl(107, 75%, 50%)  Lime Green
#ddb520  rgb(221, 181, 32)  hsl(47, 75%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#20ddb5  rgb(32, 221, 181)  hsl(167, 75%, 50%)  Caribbean Green