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#BB22F5

#bb22f5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb22f5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 13.33% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.67% cyan, 86.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 283.51°, with 91.34% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #bb22f5
  2. #5cf522

Split complementary

  1. #bb22f5
  2. #c5f522
  3. #22f552

Analogous

  1. #5222f5
  2. #bb22f5
  3. #f522c5

Triadic

  1. #bb22f5
  2. #f5bb22
  3. #22f5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb22f5
  2. #f5225c
  3. #5cf522
  4. #22f5bb

Square

  1. #bb22f5
  2. #f55222
  3. #5cf522
  4. #22c5f5

Monochromatic

  1. #590579
  2. #8f09c2
  3. #bb22f5
  4. #d26bf8
  5. #e8b4fc

Shades

#bb22f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb22f5
  2. #a81fdd
  3. #961bc4
  4. #8318ac
  5. #701493
  6. #5e117b
  7. #4b0e62
  8. #380a4a
  9. #250731
  10. #130319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb22f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb22f5
  2. #c238f6
  3. #c94ef7
  4. #cf64f8
  5. #d67af9
  6. #dd91fa
  7. #e4a7fb
  8. #ebbdfc
  9. #f1d3fd
  10. #f8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb22f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb22f5
  2. #b52be9
  3. #af35de
  4. #a93ed2
  5. #a348c6
  6. #9e51bb
  7. #985aaf
  8. #9264a3
  9. #8c6d97
  10. #86778c
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ffa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55e93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695af8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7962f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74cc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb22f5 {
  color: #bb22f5;
}
Background
.bg-bb22f5 {
  background-color: #bb22f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb22f5 {
  border: 2px solid #bb22f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb22f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 34 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 91% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb22f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb22f5, #f522c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb22f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 34 245 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.81 #44dd0a Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb22f5  rgb(187, 34, 245)  hsl(284, 91%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5cf522  rgb(92, 245, 34)  hsl(104, 91%, 55%)  Harlequin
#f5bb22  rgb(245, 187, 34)  hsl(44, 91%, 55%)  Amber
#22f5bb  rgb(34, 245, 187)  hsl(164, 91%, 55%)  Aquamarine