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#B520FA

#b520fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b520fa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.6% cyan, 87.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.01°, with 95.61% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.47.

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Relative luminance0.1776

Complementary

  1. #b520fa
  2. #65fa20

Split complementary

  1. #b520fa
  2. #d2fa20
  3. #20fa48

Analogous

  1. #4820fa
  2. #b520fa
  3. #fa20d2

Triadic

  1. #b520fa
  2. #fab520
  3. #20fab5

Tetradic

  1. #b520fa
  2. #fa2065
  3. #65fa20
  4. #20fab5

Square

  1. #b520fa
  2. #fa4820
  3. #65fa20
  4. #20d2fa

Monochromatic

  1. #57037e
  2. #8b05c9
  3. #b520fa
  4. #ce6bfc
  5. #e7b6fd

Shades

#b520fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520fa
  2. #a31de1
  3. #911ac8
  4. #7f16af
  5. #6d1396
  6. #5b107d
  7. #480d64
  8. #360a4b
  9. #240632
  10. #120319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520fa
  2. #bc36fb
  3. #c44dfb
  4. #cb63fc
  5. #d379fc
  6. #da90fd
  7. #e1a6fd
  8. #e9bcfe
  9. #f0d2fe
  10. #f8e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520fa
  2. #b02aee
  3. #aa33e2
  4. #a53dd5
  5. #a046c9
  6. #9b50bd
  7. #955ab1
  8. #9063a5
  9. #8b6d98
  10. #85768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935eba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #615afd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7060f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4ec6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520fa {
  color: #b520fa;
}
Background
.bg-b520fa {
  background-color: #b520fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520fa {
  border: 2px solid #b520fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 96% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520fa, #fa20d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.17 #4adf05 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b520fa  rgb(181, 32, 250)  hsl(281, 96%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#65fa20  rgb(101, 250, 32)  hsl(101, 96%, 55%)  Harlequin
#fab520  rgb(250, 181, 32)  hsl(41, 96%, 55%)  Amber
#20fab5  rgb(32, 250, 181)  hsl(161, 96%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green