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#BB0CE2

#bb0ce2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb0ce2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 4.71% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 94.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 289.07°, with 89.92% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.1632

Complementary

  1. #bb0ce2
  2. #33e20c

Split complementary

  1. #bb0ce2
  2. #9ee20c
  3. #0ce250

Analogous

  1. #500ce2
  2. #bb0ce2
  3. #e20c9e

Triadic

  1. #bb0ce2
  2. #e2bb0c
  3. #0ce2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0ce2
  2. #e20c33
  3. #33e20c
  4. #0ce2bb

Square

  1. #bb0ce2
  2. #e2500c
  3. #33e20c
  4. #0c9ee2

Monochromatic

  1. #430451
  2. #7f0899
  3. #bb0ce2
  4. #d545f5
  5. #e68ef9

Shades

#bb0ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0ce2
  2. #a80bcb
  3. #960ab5
  4. #83089e
  5. #700788
  6. #5e0671
  7. #4b055a
  8. #380444
  9. #25022d
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0ce2
  2. #c224e5
  3. #c93de8
  4. #cf55eb
  5. #d66dee
  6. #dd86f1
  7. #e49ef3
  8. #ebb6f6
  9. #f1cef9
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0ce2
  2. #b518d8
  3. #af23ce
  4. #a92fc5
  5. #a33abb
  6. #9e46b1
  7. #9852a7
  8. #925d9d
  9. #8c6994
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9459aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d75de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d51e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3eb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0ce2 {
  color: #bb0ce2;
}
Background
.bg-bb0ce2 {
  background-color: #bb0ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 12 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0ce2, #e20c9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 12 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.62 #44f31d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb0ce2  rgb(187, 12, 226)  hsl(289, 90%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#33e20c  rgb(51, 226, 12)  hsl(109, 90%, 47%)  Lime Green
#e2bb0c  rgb(226, 187, 12)  hsl(49, 90%, 47%)  Saffron
#0ce2bb  rgb(12, 226, 187)  hsl(169, 90%, 47%)  Caribbean Green