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#B528EF

#b528ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b528ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 15.69% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.27% cyan, 83.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.51°, with 86.15% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #b528ef
  2. #62ef28

Split complementary

  1. #b528ef
  2. #c6ef28
  3. #28ef52

Analogous

  1. #5228ef
  2. #b528ef
  3. #ef28c6

Triadic

  1. #b528ef
  2. #efb528
  3. #28efb5

Tetradic

  1. #b528ef
  2. #ef2862
  3. #62ef28
  4. #28efb5

Square

  1. #b528ef
  2. #ef5228
  3. #62ef28
  4. #28c6ef

Monochromatic

  1. #560975
  2. #8a0ebc
  3. #b528ef
  4. #ce6ff4
  5. #e6b6fa

Shades

#b528ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b528ef
  2. #a324d7
  3. #9120bf
  4. #7f1ca7
  5. #6d188f
  6. #5b1478
  7. #481060
  8. #360c48
  9. #240830
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b528ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b528ef
  2. #bc3ef1
  3. #c453f2
  4. #cb69f4
  5. #d37ef5
  6. #da94f7
  7. #e1a9f9
  8. #e9bffa
  9. #f0d4fc
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b528ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b528ef
  2. #b031e4
  3. #aa3ad9
  4. #a542ce
  5. #a04bc3
  6. #9b54b8
  7. #955dac
  8. #9066a1
  9. #8b6e96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935fb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #675af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7661ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b528ef {
  color: #b528ef;
}
Background
.bg-b528ef {
  background-color: #b528ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b528ef {
  border: 2px solid #b528ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b528ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 40 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b528ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b528ef, #ef28c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b528ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 40 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.85 #4ad710 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b528ef  rgb(181, 40, 239)  hsl(283, 86%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#62ef28  rgb(98, 239, 40)  hsl(103, 86%, 55%)  Harlequin
#efb528  rgb(239, 181, 40)  hsl(43, 86%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#28efb5  rgb(40, 239, 181)  hsl(163, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine