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#BB02EF

#bb02ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb02ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0.78% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 99.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.84°, with 98.34% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1684

Complementary

  1. #bb02ef
  2. #36ef02

Split complementary

  1. #bb02ef
  2. #acef02
  3. #02ef45

Analogous

  1. #4502ef
  2. #bb02ef
  3. #ef02ac

Triadic

  1. #bb02ef
  2. #efbb02
  3. #02efbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb02ef
  2. #ef0236
  3. #36ef02
  4. #02efbb

Square

  1. #bb02ef
  2. #ef4502
  3. #36ef02
  4. #02acef

Monochromatic

  1. #440157
  2. #8001a3
  3. #bb02ef
  4. #d440fd
  5. #e58cfe

Shades

#bb02ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb02ef
  2. #a802d7
  3. #9602bf
  4. #8301a7
  5. #70018f
  6. #5e0178
  7. #4b0160
  8. #380148
  9. #250030
  10. #130018
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb02ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb02ef
  2. #c21bf1
  3. #c935f2
  4. #cf4ef4
  5. #d667f5
  6. #dd81f7
  7. #e49af9
  8. #ebb3fa
  9. #f1ccfc
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb02ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb02ef
  2. #b50fe4
  3. #af1bd9
  4. #a928ce
  5. #a334c3
  6. #9e41b8
  7. #984eac
  8. #925aa1
  9. #8c6796
  10. #86738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955ab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6548d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6853f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b841bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb02ef {
  color: #bb02ef;
}
Background
.bg-bb02ef {
  background-color: #bb02ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb02ef {
  border: 2px solid #bb02ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb02ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 2 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb02ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb02ef, #ef02ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb02ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 2 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.00 #44fd10 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb02ef  rgb(187, 2, 239)  hsl(287, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#36ef02  rgb(54, 239, 2)  hsl(107, 98%, 47%)  Neon Green
#efbb02  rgb(239, 187, 2)  hsl(47, 98%, 47%)  Golden Poppy
#02efbb  rgb(2, 239, 187)  hsl(167, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine