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#B520EC

#b520ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b520ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.31% cyan, 86.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.82°, with 84.3% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #b520ec
  2. #57ec20

Split complementary

  1. #b520ec
  2. #bdec20
  3. #20ec4f

Analogous

  1. #4f20ec
  2. #b520ec
  3. #ec20bd

Triadic

  1. #b520ec
  2. #ecb520
  3. #20ecb5

Tetradic

  1. #b520ec
  2. #ec2057
  3. #57ec20
  4. #20ecb5

Square

  1. #b520ec
  2. #ec4f20
  3. #57ec20
  4. #20bdec

Monochromatic

  1. #50096a
  2. #850fb0
  3. #b520ec
  4. #cc66f2
  5. #e4adf8

Shades

#b520ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520ec
  2. #a31dd4
  3. #911abd
  4. #7f16a5
  5. #6d138e
  6. #5b1076
  7. #480d5e
  8. #360a47
  9. #24062f
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520ec
  2. #bc36ee
  3. #c44df0
  4. #cb63f2
  5. #d379f4
  6. #da90f6
  7. #e1a6f7
  8. #e9bcf9
  9. #f0d2fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520ec
  2. #b02ae1
  3. #aa33d6
  4. #a53dcc
  5. #a046c1
  6. #9b50b6
  7. #955aab
  8. #9063a0
  9. #8b6d96
  10. #85768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af598d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6657ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b149bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520ec {
  color: #b520ec;
}
Background
.bg-b520ec {
  background-color: #b520ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520ec {
  border: 2px solid #b520ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520ec, #ec20bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.43 #4adf13 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520ec  rgb(181, 32, 236)  hsl(284, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#57ec20  rgb(87, 236, 32)  hsl(104, 84%, 53%)  Neon Green
#ecb520  rgb(236, 181, 32)  hsl(44, 84%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#20ecb5  rgb(32, 236, 181)  hsl(164, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine