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#BB20DD

#bb20dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb20dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 12.55% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 85.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 289.21°, with 74.7% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.1682

Complementary

  1. #bb20dd
  2. #42dd20

Split complementary

  1. #bb20dd
  2. #a0dd20
  3. #20dd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d20dd
  2. #bb20dd
  3. #dd20a0

Triadic

  1. #bb20dd
  2. #ddbb20
  3. #20ddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb20dd
  2. #dd2042
  3. #42dd20
  4. #20ddbb

Square

  1. #bb20dd
  2. #dd5d20
  3. #42dd20
  4. #20a0dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0d57
  2. #82169a
  3. #bb20dd
  4. #d061e8
  5. #e4a4f2

Shades

#bb20dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb20dd
  2. #a81dc7
  3. #961ab1
  4. #83169b
  5. #701385
  6. #5e106f
  7. #4b0d58
  8. #380a42
  9. #25062c
  10. #130316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb20dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb20dd
  2. #c236e0
  3. #c94de4
  4. #cf63e7
  5. #d679eb
  6. #dd90ee
  7. #e4a6f1
  8. #ebbcf5
  9. #f1d2f8
  10. #f8e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb20dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb20dd
  2. #b52ad4
  3. #af33ca
  4. #a93dc1
  5. #a346b8
  6. #9e50af
  7. #985aa5
  8. #92639c
  9. #8c6d93
  10. #867689
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955ca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3177d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7155e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb42af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb20dd {
  color: #bb20dd;
}
Background
.bg-bb20dd {
  background-color: #bb20dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb20dd {
  border: 2px solid #bb20dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb20dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 32 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb20dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb20dd, #dd20a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb20dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 32 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.89 #44df22 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb20dd  rgb(187, 32, 221)  hsl(289, 75%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#42dd20  rgb(66, 221, 32)  hsl(109, 75%, 50%)  Lime Green
#ddbb20  rgb(221, 187, 32)  hsl(49, 75%, 50%)  Old Gold
#20ddbb  rgb(32, 221, 187)  hsl(169, 75%, 50%)  Turquoise