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#B52AE2

#b52ae2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b52ae2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 16.47% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.91% cyan, 81.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 285.33°, with 76.03% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #b52ae2
  2. #57e22a

Split complementary

  1. #b52ae2
  2. #b3e22a
  3. #2ae259

Analogous

  1. #592ae2
  2. #b52ae2
  3. #e22ab3

Triadic

  1. #b52ae2
  2. #e2b52a
  3. #2ae2b5

Tetradic

  1. #b52ae2
  2. #e22a57
  3. #57e22a
  4. #2ae2b5

Square

  1. #b52ae2
  2. #e2592a
  3. #57e22a
  4. #2ab3e2

Monochromatic

  1. #500e65
  2. #8517a9
  3. #b52ae2
  4. #cc6deb
  5. #e4b1f4

Shades

#b52ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b52ae2
  2. #a326cb
  3. #9122b5
  4. #7f1d9e
  5. #6d1988
  6. #5b1571
  7. #48115a
  8. #360d44
  9. #24082d
  10. #120417
  11. #000000

Tints

#b52ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b52ae2
  2. #bc3fe5
  3. #c455e8
  4. #cb6aeb
  5. #d37fee
  6. #da95f1
  7. #e1aaf3
  8. #e9bff6
  9. #f0d4f9
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b52ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b52ae2
  2. #b033d8
  3. #aa3bce
  4. #a544c5
  5. #a04cbb
  6. #9b55b1
  7. #955ea7
  8. #90669d
  9. #8b6f94
  10. #85778a
  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 #925eab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2276de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b15889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b58e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a60e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b34ab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b52ae2 {
  color: #b52ae2;
}
Background
.bg-b52ae2 {
  background-color: #b52ae2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b52ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #b52ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b52ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 42 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b52ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b52ae2, #e22ab3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b52ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 42 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.42 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.42 #4ad51d Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b52ae2  rgb(181, 42, 226)  hsl(285, 76%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#57e22a  rgb(87, 226, 42)  hsl(105, 76%, 53%)  Lime Green
#e2b52a  rgb(226, 181, 42)  hsl(45, 76%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#2ae2b5  rgb(42, 226, 181)  hsl(165, 76%, 53%)  Caribbean Green