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#BB25E7

#bb25e7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb25e7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 14.51% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 83.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 286.39°, with 80.17% 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 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.1766

Complementary

  1. #bb25e7
  2. #51e725

Split complementary

  1. #bb25e7
  2. #b2e725
  3. #25e75a

Analogous

  1. #5a25e7
  2. #bb25e7
  3. #e725b2

Triadic

  1. #bb25e7
  2. #e7bb25
  3. #25e7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb25e7
  2. #e72551
  3. #51e725
  4. #25e7bb

Square

  1. #bb25e7
  2. #e75a25
  3. #51e725
  4. #25b2e7

Monochromatic

  1. #530b68
  2. #8a13ad
  3. #bb25e7
  4. #d06aef
  5. #e6aff6

Shades

#bb25e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb25e7
  2. #a821d0
  3. #961eb9
  4. #831aa2
  5. #70168b
  6. #5e1374
  7. #4b0f5c
  8. #380b45
  9. #25072e
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb25e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb25e7
  2. #c23be9
  3. #c951ec
  4. #cf66ee
  5. #d67cf1
  6. #dd92f3
  7. #e4a8f5
  8. #ebbef8
  9. #f1d3fa
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb25e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb25e7
  2. #b52edd
  3. #af37d2
  4. #a940c8
  5. #a349be
  6. #9e53b4
  7. #985ca9
  8. #92659f
  9. #8c6e95
  10. #86778a
  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 #965fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2279e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8578b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f58ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e62e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b948b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb25e7 {
  color: #bb25e7;
}
Background
.bg-bb25e7 {
  background-color: #bb25e7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb25e7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb25e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb25e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 37 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 80% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb25e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb25e7, #e725b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb25e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 37 231 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.18 #44da18 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb25e7  rgb(187, 37, 231)  hsl(286, 80%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#51e725  rgb(81, 231, 37)  hsl(106, 80%, 53%)  Neon Green
#e7bb25  rgb(231, 187, 37)  hsl(46, 80%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#25e7bb  rgb(37, 231, 187)  hsl(166, 80%, 53%)  Aquamarine