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B520FF

#B520FF closest to Neon Purple

#B520FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Neon Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 12.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(181, 32, 255)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 100% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B520FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.62:1.

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Variations of #B520FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B520FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B520FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B520FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 53% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0078FB
  • Protanopia 54% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0070FF
  • Protanomaly 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3464FF
  • Deuteranopia 53% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0078FB
  • Deuteranomaly 66% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C66FD
  • Tritanopia 61% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AA6398
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B345D8
  • Achromatopsia 41% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #767676
  • Achromatomaly 62% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8968A7

#B520FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.55:1 Good#B520FF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.62:1 Good#B520FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B520FF in CSS

/* Neon Purple */
.color { color: #B520FF; }
.background { background-color: #B520FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B520FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 32 255);
color: hsl(280 100% 56%);
color: oklch(0.604 0.291 309.6);

#B520FF FAQ

What color is #B520FF?

#B520FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Neon Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B520FF?

#B520FF is rgb(181, 32, 255) in RGB, hsl(280, 100%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 87%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B520FF?

The complementary color of #B520FF is #6AFF20, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B520FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B520FF: 4.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B520FF a warm or cool color?

#B520FF is a cool color.