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#B53BF2

#b53bf2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b53bf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 75.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 87.56% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.1936

Complementary

  1. #b53bf2
  2. #78f23b

Split complementary

  1. #b53bf2
  2. #d4f23b
  3. #3bf25a

Analogous

  1. #5a3bf2
  2. #b53bf2
  3. #f23bd4

Triadic

  1. #b53bf2
  2. #f2b53b
  3. #3bf2b5

Tetradic

  1. #b53bf2
  2. #f23b78
  3. #78f23b
  4. #3bf2b5

Square

  1. #b53bf2
  2. #f25a3b
  3. #78f23b
  4. #3bd4f2

Monochromatic

  1. #60098b
  2. #910ed3
  3. #b53bf2
  4. #d083f7
  5. #ebcafc

Shades

#b53bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b53bf2
  2. #a335da
  3. #912fc2
  4. #7f29a9
  5. #6d2391
  6. #5b1e79
  7. #481861
  8. #361249
  9. #240c30
  10. #120618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b53bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b53bf2
  2. #bc4ff3
  3. #c462f5
  4. #cb76f6
  5. #d389f7
  6. #da9df9
  7. #e1b1fa
  8. #e9c4fb
  9. #f0d8fc
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b53bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b53bf2
  2. #b042e7
  3. #aa49db
  4. #a550d0
  5. #a057c4
  6. #9b5eb9
  7. #9564ae
  8. #906ba2
  9. #8b7297
  10. #85798b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9566b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f7cee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad6795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a62f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7868f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b059c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b53bf2 {
  color: #b53bf2;
}
Background
.bg-b53bf2 {
  background-color: #b53bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b53bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #b53bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b53bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 59 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b53bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b53bf2, #f23bd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b53bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 59 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.25 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.50 #4ac40d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b53bf2  rgb(181, 59, 242)  hsl(280, 88%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#78f23b  rgb(120, 242, 59)  hsl(100, 88%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#f2b53b  rgb(242, 181, 59)  hsl(40, 88%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#3bf2b5  rgb(59, 242, 181)  hsl(160, 88%, 59%)  Aquamarine