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#BB20EB

#bb20eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb20eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 86.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.81°, with 83.54% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.41.

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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #bb20eb
  2. #50eb20

Split complementary

  1. #bb20eb
  2. #b6eb20
  3. #20eb55

Analogous

  1. #5520eb
  2. #bb20eb
  3. #eb20b6

Triadic

  1. #bb20eb
  2. #ebbb20
  3. #20ebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb20eb
  2. #eb2050
  3. #50eb20
  4. #20ebbb

Square

  1. #bb20eb
  2. #eb5520
  3. #50eb20
  4. #20b6eb

Monochromatic

  1. #520969
  2. #8910af
  3. #bb20eb
  4. #d066f1
  5. #e6acf8

Shades

#bb20eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb20eb
  2. #a81dd4
  3. #961abc
  4. #8316a5
  5. #70138d
  6. #5e1076
  7. #4b0d5e
  8. #380a47
  9. #25062f
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb20eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb20eb
  2. #c236ed
  3. #c94def
  4. #cf63f1
  5. #d679f3
  6. #dd90f5
  7. #e4a6f7
  8. #ebbcf9
  9. #f1d2fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb20eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb20eb
  2. #b52ae0
  3. #af33d6
  4. #a93dcb
  5. #a346c0
  6. #9e50b6
  7. #985aab
  8. #9263a0
  9. #8c6d95
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1178e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7588d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c57ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c61e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b948ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb20eb {
  color: #bb20eb;
}
Background
.bg-bb20eb {
  background-color: #bb20eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb20eb {
  border: 2px solid #bb20eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb20eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 32 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb20eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb20eb, #eb20b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb20eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 32 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.05 #44df14 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb20eb  rgb(187, 32, 235)  hsl(286, 84%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#50eb20  rgb(80, 235, 32)  hsl(106, 84%, 52%)  Neon Green
#ebbb20  rgb(235, 187, 32)  hsl(46, 84%, 52%)  Saffron
#20ebbb  rgb(32, 235, 187)  hsl(166, 84%, 52%)  Aquamarine