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#B523EF

#b523ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b523ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 13.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.27% cyan, 85.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.94°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #b523ef
  2. #5def23

Split complementary

  1. #b523ef
  2. #c3ef23
  3. #23ef4f

Analogous

  1. #4f23ef
  2. #b523ef
  3. #ef23c3

Triadic

  1. #b523ef
  2. #efb523
  3. #23efb5

Tetradic

  1. #b523ef
  2. #ef235d
  3. #5def23
  4. #23efb5

Square

  1. #b523ef
  2. #ef4f23
  3. #5def23
  4. #23c3ef

Monochromatic

  1. #530871
  2. #880db8
  3. #b523ef
  4. #cd6af4
  5. #e5b2f9

Shades

#b523ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b523ef
  2. #a320d7
  3. #911cbf
  4. #7f19a7
  5. #6d158f
  6. #5b1278
  7. #480e60
  8. #360b48
  9. #240730
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b523ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b523ef
  2. #bc39f1
  3. #c44ff2
  4. #cb65f4
  5. #d37bf5
  6. #da91f7
  7. #e1a7f9
  8. #e9bdfa
  9. #f0d3fc
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b523ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b523ef
  2. #b02ce4
  3. #aa36d9
  4. #a53fce
  5. #a048c3
  6. #9b52b8
  7. #955bac
  8. #9064a1
  9. #8b6d96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925db3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6658f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7560ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b523ef {
  color: #b523ef;
}
Background
.bg-b523ef {
  background-color: #b523ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b523ef {
  border: 2px solid #b523ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b523ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 35 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b523ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b523ef, #ef23c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b523ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 35 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.44 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.48 #4adc10 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b523ef  rgb(181, 35, 239)  hsl(283, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#5def23  rgb(93, 239, 35)  hsl(103, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin
#efb523  rgb(239, 181, 35)  hsl(43, 86%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#23efb5  rgb(35, 239, 181)  hsl(163, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine