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#B520E9

#b520e9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b520e9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.32% cyan, 86.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 284.48°, with 82.04% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1674

Complementary

  1. #b520e9
  2. #54e920

Split complementary

  1. #b520e9
  2. #b8e920
  3. #20e951

Analogous

  1. #5120e9
  2. #b520e9
  3. #e920b8

Triadic

  1. #b520e9
  2. #e9b520
  3. #20e9b5

Tetradic

  1. #b520e9
  2. #e92054
  3. #54e920
  4. #20e9b5

Square

  1. #b520e9
  2. #e95120
  3. #54e920
  4. #20b8e9

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0a66
  2. #8411ac
  3. #b520e9
  4. #cc66f0
  5. #e3abf7

Shades

#b520e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520e9
  2. #a31dd2
  3. #911aba
  4. #7f16a3
  5. #6d138c
  6. #5b1075
  7. #480d5d
  8. #360a46
  9. #24062f
  10. #120317
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520e9
  2. #bc36eb
  3. #c44ded
  4. #cb63f0
  5. #d379f2
  6. #da90f4
  7. #e1a6f6
  8. #e9bcf8
  9. #f0d2fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520e9
  2. #b02adf
  3. #aa33d4
  4. #a53dca
  5. #a046bf
  6. #9b50b5
  7. #955aaa
  8. #9063a0
  9. #8b6d95
  10. #85768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0588b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6756ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765ee7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b248b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520e9 {
  color: #b520e9;
}
Background
.bg-b520e9 {
  background-color: #b520e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520e9 {
  border: 2px solid #b520e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520e9, #e920b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 233 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.24 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.55 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.37 #4adf16 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520e9  rgb(181, 32, 233)  hsl(284, 82%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#54e920  rgb(84, 233, 32)  hsl(104, 82%, 52%)  Neon Green
#e9b520  rgb(233, 181, 32)  hsl(44, 82%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#20e9b5  rgb(32, 233, 181)  hsl(164, 82%, 52%)  Caribbean Green