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#B526EA

#b526ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b526ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 14.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.65% cyan, 83.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, with 82.35% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.1715

Complementary

  1. #b526ea
  2. #5bea26

Split complementary

  1. #b526ea
  2. #bdea26
  3. #26ea53

Analogous

  1. #5326ea
  2. #b526ea
  3. #ea26bd

Triadic

  1. #b526ea
  2. #eab526
  3. #26eab5

Tetradic

  1. #b526ea
  2. #ea265b
  3. #5bea26
  4. #26eab5

Square

  1. #b526ea
  2. #ea5326
  3. #5bea26
  4. #26bdea

Monochromatic

  1. #520b6c
  2. #8711b2
  3. #b526ea
  4. #cd6cf1
  5. #e5b1f7

Shades

#b526ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b526ea
  2. #a322d3
  3. #911ebb
  4. #7f1ba4
  5. #6d178c
  6. #5b1375
  7. #480f5e
  8. #360b46
  9. #24082f
  10. #120417
  11. #000000

Tints

#b526ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b526ea
  2. #bc3cec
  3. #c451ee
  4. #cb67f0
  5. #d37df2
  6. #da93f5
  7. #e1a8f7
  8. #e9bef9
  9. #f0d4fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b526ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b526ea
  2. #b02fdf
  3. #aa38d5
  4. #a541ca
  5. #a04ac0
  6. #9b53b5
  7. #955caa
  8. #9065a0
  9. #8b6e95
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925db0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b05a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6858ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7760e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b24bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b526ea {
  color: #b526ea;
}
Background
.bg-b526ea {
  background-color: #b526ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b526ea {
  border: 2px solid #b526ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b526ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 38 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b526ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b526ea, #ea26bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b526ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 38 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.37 #4ad915 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b526ea  rgb(181, 38, 234)  hsl(284, 82%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#5bea26  rgb(91, 234, 38)  hsl(104, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eab526  rgb(234, 181, 38)  hsl(44, 82%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#26eab5  rgb(38, 234, 181)  hsl(164, 82%, 53%)  Aquamarine