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#BB26EA

#bb26ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb26ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 14.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 83.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.61°, with 82.35% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #bb26ea
  2. #55ea26

Split complementary

  1. #bb26ea
  2. #b7ea26
  3. #26ea59

Analogous

  1. #5926ea
  2. #bb26ea
  3. #ea26b7

Triadic

  1. #bb26ea
  2. #eabb26
  3. #26eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb26ea
  2. #ea2655
  3. #55ea26
  4. #26eabb

Square

  1. #bb26ea
  2. #ea5926
  3. #55ea26
  4. #26b7ea

Monochromatic

  1. #550b6c
  2. #8c11b2
  3. #bb26ea
  4. #d16cf1
  5. #e7b1f7

Shades

#bb26ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb26ea
  2. #a822d3
  3. #961ebb
  4. #831ba4
  5. #70178c
  6. #5e1375
  7. #4b0f5e
  8. #380b46
  9. #25082f
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb26ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb26ea
  2. #c23cec
  3. #c951ee
  4. #cf67f0
  5. #d67df2
  6. #dd93f5
  7. #e4a8f7
  8. #ebbef9
  9. #f1d4fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb26ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb26ea
  2. #b52fdf
  3. #af38d5
  4. #a941ca
  5. #a34ac0
  6. #9e53b5
  7. #985caa
  8. #9265a0
  9. #8c6e95
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965fb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c79e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7598d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e59ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d62e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94aba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb26ea {
  color: #bb26ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb26ea {
  background-color: #bb26ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb26ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb26ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb26ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 38 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb26ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb26ea, #ea26b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb26ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 38 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.39 #44d915 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb26ea  rgb(187, 38, 234)  hsl(286, 82%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#55ea26  rgb(85, 234, 38)  hsl(106, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eabb26  rgb(234, 187, 38)  hsl(46, 82%, 53%)  Saffron
#26eabb  rgb(38, 234, 187)  hsl(166, 82%, 53%)  Aquamarine