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#BB20EA

#bb20ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb20ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 12.55% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 86.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.04°, with 82.79% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #bb20ea
  2. #4fea20

Split complementary

  1. #bb20ea
  2. #b4ea20
  3. #20ea56

Analogous

  1. #5620ea
  2. #bb20ea
  3. #ea20b4

Triadic

  1. #bb20ea
  2. #eabb20
  3. #20eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb20ea
  2. #ea204f
  3. #4fea20
  4. #20eabb

Square

  1. #bb20ea
  2. #ea5620
  3. #4fea20
  4. #20b4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #520a67
  2. #8910ad
  3. #bb20ea
  4. #d066f1
  5. #e6acf7

Shades

#bb20ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb20ea
  2. #a81dd3
  3. #961abb
  4. #8316a4
  5. #70138c
  6. #5e1075
  7. #4b0d5e
  8. #380a46
  9. #25062f
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb20ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb20ea
  2. #c236ec
  3. #c94dee
  4. #cf63f0
  5. #d679f2
  6. #dd90f5
  7. #e4a6f7
  8. #ebbcf9
  9. #f1d2fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb20ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb20ea
  2. #b52adf
  3. #af33d5
  4. #a93dca
  5. #a346c0
  6. #9e50b5
  7. #985aaa
  8. #9263a0
  9. #8c6d95
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965eb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1578e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7578c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d57ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c61e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b947b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb20ea {
  color: #bb20ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb20ea {
  background-color: #bb20ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb20ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb20ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb20ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 32 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb20ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb20ea, #ea20b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb20ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 32 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.00 #44df15 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb20ea  rgb(187, 32, 234)  hsl(286, 83%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4fea20  rgb(79, 234, 32)  hsl(106, 83%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eabb20  rgb(234, 187, 32)  hsl(46, 83%, 52%)  Saffron
#20eabb  rgb(32, 234, 187)  hsl(166, 83%, 52%)  Aquamarine