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#B720EA

#b720ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b720ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 12.55% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.79% cyan, 86.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.85°, with 82.79% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1704

Complementary

  1. #b720ea
  2. #53ea20

Split complementary

  1. #b720ea
  2. #b8ea20
  3. #20ea52

Analogous

  1. #5220ea
  2. #b720ea
  3. #ea20b8

Triadic

  1. #b720ea
  2. #eab720
  3. #20eab7

Tetradic

  1. #b720ea
  2. #ea2053
  3. #53ea20
  4. #20eab7

Square

  1. #b720ea
  2. #ea5220
  3. #53ea20
  4. #20b8ea

Monochromatic

  1. #500a67
  2. #8610ad
  3. #b720ea
  4. #ce66f1
  5. #e4acf7

Shades

#b720ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b720ea
  2. #a51dd3
  3. #921abb
  4. #8016a4
  5. #6e138c
  6. #5c1075
  7. #490d5e
  8. #370a46
  9. #25062f
  10. #120317
  11. #000000

Tints

#b720ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b720ea
  2. #be36ec
  3. #c54dee
  4. #cd63f0
  5. #d479f2
  6. #db90f5
  7. #e2a6f7
  8. #e9bcf9
  9. #f1d2fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b720ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b720ea
  2. #b22adf
  3. #ac33d5
  4. #a73dca
  5. #a146c0
  6. #9c50b5
  7. #965aaa
  8. #9163a0
  9. #8b6d95
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2588c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6956ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b448b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b720ea {
  color: #b720ea;
}
Background
.bg-b720ea {
  background-color: #b720ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b720ea {
  border: 2px solid #b720ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b720ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 32 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b720ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b720ea, #ea20b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b720ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 32 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.30 #48df15 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b720ea  rgb(183, 32, 234)  hsl(285, 83%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#53ea20  rgb(83, 234, 32)  hsl(105, 83%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eab720  rgb(234, 183, 32)  hsl(45, 83%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#20eab7  rgb(32, 234, 183)  hsl(165, 83%, 52%)  Aquamarine