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#B528DD

#b528dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b528dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 15.69% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.1% cyan, 81.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 286.74°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.1656

Complementary

  1. #b528dd
  2. #50dd28

Split complementary

  1. #b528dd
  2. #abdd28
  3. #28dd5b

Analogous

  1. #5b28dd
  2. #b528dd
  3. #dd28ab

Triadic

  1. #b528dd
  2. #ddb528
  3. #28ddb5

Tetradic

  1. #b528dd
  2. #dd2850
  3. #50dd28
  4. #28ddb5

Square

  1. #b528dd
  2. #dd5b28
  3. #50dd28
  4. #28abdd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0f5d
  2. #82199f
  3. #b528dd
  4. #cc6ae7
  5. #e2acf2

Shades

#b528dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b528dd
  2. #a324c7
  3. #9120b1
  4. #7f1c9b
  5. #6d1885
  6. #5b146f
  7. #481058
  8. #360c42
  9. #24082c
  10. #120416
  11. #000000

Tints

#b528dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b528dd
  2. #bc3ee0
  3. #c453e4
  4. #cb69e7
  5. #d37eeb
  6. #da94ee
  7. #e1a9f1
  8. #e9bff5
  9. #f0d4f8
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b528dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b528dd
  2. #b031d4
  3. #aa3aca
  4. #a542c1
  5. #a04bb8
  6. #9b54af
  7. #955da5
  8. #90669c
  9. #8b6e93
  10. #857789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a75d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d56e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b447af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b528dd {
  color: #b528dd;
}
Background
.bg-b528dd {
  background-color: #b528dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b528dd {
  border: 2px solid #b528dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b528dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 40 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b528dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b528dd, #dd28ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b528dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 40 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.52 #4ad722 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b528dd  rgb(181, 40, 221)  hsl(287, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#50dd28  rgb(80, 221, 40)  hsl(107, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#ddb528  rgb(221, 181, 40)  hsl(47, 73%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#28ddb5  rgb(40, 221, 181)  hsl(167, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green