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#B52AEC

#b52aec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b52aec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 16.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.31% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 282.99°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #b52aec
  2. #61ec2a

Split complementary

  1. #b52aec
  2. #c2ec2a
  3. #2aec54

Analogous

  1. #542aec
  2. #b52aec
  3. #ec2ac2

Triadic

  1. #b52aec
  2. #ecb52a
  3. #2aecb5

Tetradic

  1. #b52aec
  2. #ec2a61
  3. #61ec2a
  4. #2aecb5

Square

  1. #b52aec
  2. #ec542a
  3. #61ec2a
  4. #2ac2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #550a73
  2. #8911b9
  3. #b52aec
  4. #cd70f2
  5. #e6b6f9

Shades

#b52aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b52aec
  2. #a326d4
  3. #9122bd
  4. #7f1da5
  5. #6d198e
  6. #5b1576
  7. #48115e
  8. #360d47
  9. #24082f
  10. #120418
  11. #000000

Tints

#b52aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b52aec
  2. #bc3fee
  3. #c455f0
  4. #cb6af2
  5. #d37ff4
  6. #da95f6
  7. #e1aaf7
  8. #e9bff9
  9. #f0d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b52aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b52aec
  2. #b033e1
  3. #aa3bd6
  4. #a544cc
  5. #a04cc1
  6. #9b55b6
  7. #955eab
  8. #9066a0
  9. #8b6f96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935fb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685aef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7761ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b14dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b52aec {
  color: #b52aec;
}
Background
.bg-b52aec {
  background-color: #b52aec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b52aec {
  border: 2px solid #b52aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b52aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 42 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b52aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b52aec, #ec2ac2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b52aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 42 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.81 #4ad513 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b52aec  rgb(181, 42, 236)  hsl(283, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#61ec2a  rgb(97, 236, 42)  hsl(103, 84%, 55%)  Harlequin
#ecb52a  rgb(236, 181, 42)  hsl(43, 84%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2aecb5  rgb(42, 236, 181)  hsl(163, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine