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#BB23F3

#bb23f3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb23f3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 13.73% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.05% cyan, 85.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 283.85°, with 89.66% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.1824

Complementary

  1. #bb23f3
  2. #5bf323

Split complementary

  1. #bb23f3
  2. #c3f323
  3. #23f353

Analogous

  1. #5323f3
  2. #bb23f3
  3. #f323c3

Triadic

  1. #bb23f3
  2. #f3bb23
  3. #23f3bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb23f3
  2. #f3235b
  3. #5bf323
  4. #23f3bb

Square

  1. #bb23f3
  2. #f35323
  3. #5bf323
  4. #23c3f3

Monochromatic

  1. #580677
  2. #8e0abf
  3. #bb23f3
  4. #d16cf7
  5. #e8b4fb

Shades

#bb23f3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb23f3
  2. #a820db
  3. #961cc2
  4. #8319aa
  5. #701592
  6. #5e127a
  7. #4b0e61
  8. #380b49
  9. #250731
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb23f3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb23f3
  2. #c239f4
  3. #c94ff5
  4. #cf65f7
  5. #d67bf8
  6. #dd91f9
  7. #e4a7fa
  8. #ebbdfb
  9. #f1d3fd
  10. #f8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb23f3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb23f3
  2. #b52ce8
  3. #af36dc
  4. #a93fd1
  5. #a348c5
  6. #9e52ba
  7. #985bae
  8. #9264a3
  9. #8c6d97
  10. #86778c
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007aef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a5af6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a62f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb23f3 {
  color: #bb23f3;
}
Background
.bg-bb23f3 {
  background-color: #bb23f3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb23f3 {
  border: 2px solid #bb23f3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb23f3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 35 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 90% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb23f3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb23f3, #f323c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb23f3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 35 243 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.73 #44dc0c Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb23f3  rgb(187, 35, 243)  hsl(284, 90%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5bf323  rgb(91, 243, 35)  hsl(104, 90%, 55%)  Harlequin
#f3bb23  rgb(243, 187, 35)  hsl(44, 90%, 55%)  Amber
#23f3bb  rgb(35, 243, 187)  hsl(164, 90%, 55%)  Aquamarine