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#BB23F8

#bb23f8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb23f8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 85.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 282.82°, with 93.83% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.25.

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Relative luminance0.1854

Complementary

  1. #bb23f8
  2. #60f823

Split complementary

  1. #bb23f8
  2. #caf823
  3. #23f851

Analogous

  1. #5123f8
  2. #bb23f8
  3. #f823ca

Triadic

  1. #bb23f8
  2. #f8bb23
  3. #23f8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb23f8
  2. #f82360
  3. #60f823
  4. #23f8bb

Square

  1. #bb23f8
  2. #f85123
  3. #60f823
  4. #23caf8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b047e
  2. #9106c8
  3. #bb23f8
  4. #d26dfa
  5. #e9b7fd

Shades

#bb23f8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb23f8
  2. #a820df
  3. #961cc6
  4. #8319ae
  5. #701595
  6. #5e127c
  7. #4b0e63
  8. #380b4a
  9. #250732
  10. #130419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb23f8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb23f8
  2. #c239f9
  3. #c94ff9
  4. #cf65fa
  5. #d67bfb
  6. #dd91fc
  7. #e4a7fc
  8. #ebbdfd
  9. #f1d3fe
  10. #f8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb23f8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb23f8
  2. #b52cec
  3. #af36e0
  4. #a93fd4
  5. #a348c8
  6. #9e52bc
  7. #985bb0
  8. #9264a4
  9. #8c6d98
  10. #86778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b45f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685bfb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7863f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74ec4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb23f8 {
  color: #bb23f8;
}
Background
.bg-bb23f8 {
  background-color: #bb23f8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb23f8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb23f8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb23f8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 35 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 94% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb23f8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb23f8, #f823ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb23f8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 35 248 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.10 #44dc07 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb23f8  rgb(187, 35, 248)  hsl(283, 94%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#60f823  rgb(96, 248, 35)  hsl(103, 94%, 55%)  Harlequin
#f8bb23  rgb(248, 187, 35)  hsl(43, 94%, 55%)  Amber
#23f8bb  rgb(35, 248, 187)  hsl(163, 94%, 55%)  Aquamarine