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#B720ED

#b720ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b720ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.78% cyan, 86.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.2°, with 85.06% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1721

Complementary

  1. #b720ed
  2. #56ed20

Split complementary

  1. #b720ed
  2. #bced20
  3. #20ed51

Analogous

  1. #5120ed
  2. #b720ed
  3. #ed20bc

Triadic

  1. #b720ed
  2. #edb720
  3. #20edb7

Tetradic

  1. #b720ed
  2. #ed2056
  3. #56ed20
  4. #20edb7

Square

  1. #b720ed
  2. #ed5120
  3. #56ed20
  4. #20bced

Monochromatic

  1. #51096b
  2. #870eb2
  3. #b720ed
  4. #ce67f3
  5. #e5aef8

Shades

#b720ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b720ed
  2. #a51dd5
  3. #921abe
  4. #8016a6
  5. #6e138e
  6. #5c1077
  7. #490d5f
  8. #370a47
  9. #25062f
  10. #120318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b720ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b720ed
  2. #be36ef
  3. #c54df1
  4. #cd63f2
  5. #d479f4
  6. #db90f6
  7. #e2a6f8
  8. #e9bcfa
  9. #f1d2fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b720ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b720ed
  2. #b22ae2
  3. #ac33d7
  4. #a73dcc
  5. #a146c1
  6. #9c50b7
  7. #965aac
  8. #9163a1
  9. #8b6d96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935db1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b15a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6857f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b449bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b720ed {
  color: #b720ed;
}
Background
.bg-b720ed {
  background-color: #b720ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b720ed {
  border: 2px solid #b720ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b720ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 32 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b720ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b720ed, #ed20bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b720ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 32 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.48 #48df12 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b720ed  rgb(183, 32, 237)  hsl(284, 85%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#56ed20  rgb(86, 237, 32)  hsl(104, 85%, 53%)  Neon Green
#edb720  rgb(237, 183, 32)  hsl(44, 85%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#20edb7  rgb(32, 237, 183)  hsl(164, 85%, 53%)  Aquamarine