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#B520F4

#b520f4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b520f4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.82% cyan, 86.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 282.17°, with 90.6% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.1739

Complementary

  1. #b520f4
  2. #5ff420

Split complementary

  1. #b520f4
  2. #c9f420
  3. #20f44b

Analogous

  1. #4b20f4
  2. #b520f4
  3. #f420c9

Triadic

  1. #b520f4
  2. #f4b520
  3. #20f4b5

Tetradic

  1. #b520f4
  2. #f4205f
  3. #5ff420
  4. #20f4b5

Square

  1. #b520f4
  2. #f44b20
  3. #5ff420
  4. #20c9f4

Monochromatic

  1. #540675
  2. #8809be
  3. #b520f4
  4. #cd69f8
  5. #e5b2fb

Shades

#b520f4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520f4
  2. #a31ddc
  3. #911ac3
  4. #7f16ab
  5. #6d1392
  6. #5b107a
  7. #480d62
  8. #360a49
  9. #240631
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520f4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520f4
  2. #bc36f5
  3. #c44df6
  4. #cb63f7
  5. #d379f8
  6. #da90fa
  7. #e1a6fb
  8. #e9bcfc
  9. #f0d2fd
  10. #f8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520f4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520f4
  2. #b02ae8
  3. #aa33dd
  4. #a53dd1
  5. #a046c6
  6. #9b50ba
  7. #955aae
  8. #9063a3
  9. #8b6d97
  10. #85768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925db6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6358f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735ff2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520f4 {
  color: #b520f4;
}
Background
.bg-b520f4 {
  background-color: #b520f4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520f4 {
  border: 2px solid #b520f4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520f4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 91% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520f4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520f4, #f420c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520f4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 244 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.67 #4adf0b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520f4  rgb(181, 32, 244)  hsl(282, 91%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#5ff420  rgb(95, 244, 32)  hsl(102, 91%, 54%)  Harlequin
#f4b520  rgb(244, 181, 32)  hsl(42, 91%, 54%)  Amber
#20f4b5  rgb(32, 244, 181)  hsl(162, 91%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green