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#BB20EC

#bb20ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb20ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 86.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 285.59°, with 84.3% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.1765

Complementary

  1. #bb20ec
  2. #51ec20

Split complementary

  1. #bb20ec
  2. #b7ec20
  3. #20ec55

Analogous

  1. #5520ec
  2. #bb20ec
  3. #ec20b7

Triadic

  1. #bb20ec
  2. #ecbb20
  3. #20ecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb20ec
  2. #ec2051
  3. #51ec20
  4. #20ecbb

Square

  1. #bb20ec
  2. #ec5520
  3. #51ec20
  4. #20b7ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53096a
  2. #8a0fb0
  3. #bb20ec
  4. #d166f2
  5. #e6adf8

Shades

#bb20ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb20ec
  2. #a81dd4
  3. #961abd
  4. #8316a5
  5. #70138e
  6. #5e1076
  7. #4b0d5e
  8. #380a47
  9. #25062f
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb20ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb20ec
  2. #c236ee
  3. #c94df0
  4. #cf63f2
  5. #d679f4
  6. #dd90f6
  7. #e4a6f7
  8. #ebbcf9
  9. #f1d2fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb20ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb20ec
  2. #b52ae1
  3. #af33d6
  4. #a93dcc
  5. #a346c1
  6. #9e50b6
  7. #985aab
  8. #9263a0
  9. #8c6d96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c78e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7588d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c58ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c61ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b948bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb20ec {
  color: #bb20ec;
}
Background
.bg-bb20ec {
  background-color: #bb20ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb20ec {
  border: 2px solid #bb20ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb20ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 32 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb20ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb20ec, #ec20b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb20ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 32 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.11 #44df13 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb20ec  rgb(187, 32, 236)  hsl(286, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#51ec20  rgb(81, 236, 32)  hsl(106, 84%, 53%)  Neon Green
#ecbb20  rgb(236, 187, 32)  hsl(46, 84%, 53%)  Saffron
#20ecbb  rgb(32, 236, 187)  hsl(166, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine