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#BB00E2

#bb00e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb00e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 289.65°, with 100% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.1606

Complementary

  1. #bb00e2
  2. #27e200

Split complementary

  1. #bb00e2
  2. #98e200
  3. #00e24a

Analogous

  1. #4a00e2
  2. #bb00e2
  3. #e20098

Triadic

  1. #bb00e2
  2. #e2bb00
  3. #00e2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb00e2
  2. #e20027
  3. #27e200
  4. #00e2bb

Square

  1. #bb00e2
  2. #e24a00
  3. #27e200
  4. #0098e2

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0049
  2. #7c0095
  3. #bb00e2
  4. #db2fff
  5. #e87cff

Shades

#bb00e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb00e2
  2. #a800cb
  3. #9600b5
  4. #83009e
  5. #700088
  6. #5e0071
  7. #4b005a
  8. #380044
  9. #25002d
  10. #130017
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb00e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb00e2
  2. #c21ae5
  3. #c933e8
  4. #cf4deb
  5. #d666ee
  6. #dd80f1
  7. #e499f3
  8. #ebb3f6
  9. #f1ccf9
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb00e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb00e2
  2. #b50dd8
  3. #af1ace
  4. #a926c5
  5. #a333bb
  6. #9e40b1
  7. #984da7
  8. #925a9d
  9. #8c6694
  10. #86738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9457aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1874de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c50e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5be0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb00e2 {
  color: #bb00e2;
}
Background
.bg-bb00e2 {
  background-color: #bb00e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb00e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb00e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb00e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 0 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb00e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb00e2, #e20098);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb00e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 0 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.00 #44ff1d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb00e2  rgb(187, 0, 226)  hsl(290, 100%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#27e200  rgb(39, 226, 0)  hsl(110, 100%, 44%)  Lime Green
#e2bb00  rgb(226, 187, 0)  hsl(50, 100%, 44%)  Jonquil
#00e2bb  rgb(0, 226, 187)  hsl(170, 100%, 44%)  Caribbean Green