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#B53BED

#b53bed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b53bed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 23.14% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.63% cyan, 75.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.12°, with 83.18% saturation and 58.04% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #b53bed
  2. #73ed3b

Split complementary

  1. #b53bed
  2. #cced3b
  3. #3bed5c

Analogous

  1. #5c3bed
  2. #b53bed
  3. #ed3bcc

Triadic

  1. #b53bed
  2. #edb53b
  3. #3bedb5

Tetradic

  1. #b53bed
  2. #ed3b73
  3. #73ed3b
  4. #3bedb5

Square

  1. #b53bed
  2. #ed5c3b
  3. #73ed3b
  4. #3bcced

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0c83
  2. #9012c9
  3. #b53bed
  4. #cf81f3
  5. #eac7fa

Shades

#b53bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b53bed
  2. #a335d5
  3. #912fbe
  4. #7f29a6
  5. #6d238e
  6. #5b1e77
  7. #48185f
  8. #361247
  9. #240c2f
  10. #120618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b53bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b53bed
  2. #bc4fef
  3. #c462f1
  4. #cb76f2
  5. #d389f4
  6. #da9df6
  7. #e1b1f8
  8. #e9c4fa
  9. #f0d8fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b53bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b53bed
  2. #b042e2
  3. #aa49d7
  4. #a550cc
  5. #a057c1
  6. #9b5eb7
  7. #9564ac
  8. #906ba1
  9. #8b7296
  10. #85798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9566b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #207be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6593 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c61f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a67eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b157be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b53bed {
  color: #b53bed;
}
Background
.bg-b53bed {
  background-color: #b53bed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b53bed {
  border: 2px solid #b53bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b53bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 59 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b53bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b53bed, #ed3bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b53bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 59 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.54 #4ac412 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b53bed  rgb(181, 59, 237)  hsl(281, 83%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#73ed3b  rgb(115, 237, 59)  hsl(101, 83%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#edb53b  rgb(237, 181, 59)  hsl(41, 83%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3bedb5  rgb(59, 237, 181)  hsl(161, 83%, 58%)  Aquamarine