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#BB27F0

#bb27f0 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb27f0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 15.29% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.08% cyan, 83.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 284.18°, with 87.01% 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 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.1831

Complementary

  1. #bb27f0
  2. #5cf027

Split complementary

  1. #bb27f0
  2. #c1f027
  3. #27f057

Analogous

  1. #5727f0
  2. #bb27f0
  3. #f027c1

Triadic

  1. #bb27f0
  2. #f0bb27
  3. #27f0bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb27f0
  2. #f0275c
  3. #5cf027
  4. #27f0bb

Square

  1. #bb27f0
  2. #f05727
  3. #5cf027
  4. #27c1f0

Monochromatic

  1. #590876
  2. #8f0dbd
  3. #bb27f0
  4. #d26ff5
  5. #e8b6fa

Shades

#bb27f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb27f0
  2. #a823d8
  3. #961fc0
  4. #831ba8
  5. #701790
  6. #5e1478
  7. #4b1060
  8. #380c48
  9. #250830
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb27f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb27f0
  2. #c23df2
  3. #c952f3
  4. #cf68f5
  5. #d67df6
  6. #dd93f8
  7. #e4a9f9
  8. #ebbefb
  9. #f1d4fc
  10. #f8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb27f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb27f0
  2. #b530e5
  3. #af39da
  4. #a942ce
  5. #a34bc3
  6. #9e54b8
  7. #985cad
  8. #9265a2
  9. #8c6e96
  10. #86778b
  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 #9760b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #047aec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5bf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b63ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84cbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb27f0 {
  color: #bb27f0;
}
Background
.bg-bb27f0 {
  background-color: #bb27f0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb27f0 {
  border: 2px solid #bb27f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb27f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 39 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 87% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb27f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb27f0, #f027c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb27f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 39 240 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.81 #44d80f Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb27f0  rgb(187, 39, 240)  hsl(284, 87%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5cf027  rgb(92, 240, 39)  hsl(104, 87%, 55%)  Harlequin
#f0bb27  rgb(240, 187, 39)  hsl(44, 87%, 55%)  Saffron
#27f0bb  rgb(39, 240, 187)  hsl(164, 87%, 55%)  Aquamarine