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#B522EB

#b522eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b522eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 13.33% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.98% cyan, 85.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.88°, with 83.4% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #b522eb
  2. #58eb22

Split complementary

  1. #b522eb
  2. #bdeb22
  3. #22eb51

Analogous

  1. #5122eb
  2. #b522eb
  3. #eb22bd

Triadic

  1. #b522eb
  2. #ebb522
  3. #22ebb5

Tetradic

  1. #b522eb
  2. #eb2258
  3. #58eb22
  4. #22ebb5

Square

  1. #b522eb
  2. #eb5122
  3. #58eb22
  4. #22bdeb

Monochromatic

  1. #500a6a
  2. #8510b1
  3. #b522eb
  4. #cc68f1
  5. #e4aef8

Shades

#b522eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b522eb
  2. #a31fd4
  3. #911bbc
  4. #7f18a5
  5. #6d148d
  6. #5b1176
  7. #480e5e
  8. #360a47
  9. #24072f
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b522eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b522eb
  2. #bc38ed
  3. #c44eef
  4. #cb64f1
  5. #d37af3
  6. #da91f5
  7. #e1a7f7
  8. #e9bdf9
  9. #f0d3fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b522eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b522eb
  2. #b02be0
  3. #aa35d6
  4. #a53ecb
  5. #a048c0
  6. #9b51b6
  7. #955aab
  8. #9064a0
  9. #8b6d95
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6757ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b249ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b522eb {
  color: #b522eb;
}
Background
.bg-b522eb {
  background-color: #b522eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b522eb {
  border: 2px solid #b522eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b522eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 34 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b522eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b522eb, #eb22bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b522eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 34 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.26 #4add14 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b522eb  rgb(181, 34, 235)  hsl(284, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#58eb22  rgb(88, 235, 34)  hsl(104, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#ebb522  rgb(235, 181, 34)  hsl(44, 83%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#22ebb5  rgb(34, 235, 181)  hsl(164, 83%, 53%)  Aquamarine