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#BB28DC

#bb28dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb28dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 15.69% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 289°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.1725

Complementary

  1. #bb28dc
  2. #49dc28

Split complementary

  1. #bb28dc
  2. #a3dc28
  3. #28dc61

Analogous

  1. #6128dc
  2. #bb28dc
  3. #dc28a3

Triadic

  1. #bb28dc
  2. #dcbb28
  3. #28dcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb28dc
  2. #dc2849
  3. #49dc28
  4. #28dcbb

Square

  1. #bb28dc
  2. #dc6128
  3. #49dc28
  4. #28a3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0f5c
  2. #861a9e
  3. #bb28dc
  4. #d06ae7
  5. #e5acf1

Shades

#bb28dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb28dc
  2. #a824c6
  3. #9620b0
  4. #831c9a
  5. #701884
  6. #5e146e
  7. #4b1058
  8. #380c42
  9. #25082c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb28dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb28dc
  2. #c23ee0
  3. #c953e3
  4. #cf69e7
  5. #d67eea
  6. #dd94ee
  7. #e4a9f1
  8. #ebbff5
  9. #f1d4f8
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb28dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb28dc
  2. #b531d3
  3. #af3aca
  4. #a942c0
  5. #a34bb7
  6. #9e54ae
  7. #985da5
  8. #92669c
  9. #8c6e92
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3778d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7257df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8162da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb45af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb28dc {
  color: #bb28dc;
}
Background
.bg-bb28dc {
  background-color: #bb28dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb28dc {
  border: 2px solid #bb28dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb28dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 40 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb28dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb28dc, #dc28a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb28dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 40 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.06 #44d723 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb28dc  rgb(187, 40, 220)  hsl(289, 72%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#49dc28  rgb(73, 220, 40)  hsl(109, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dcbb28  rgb(220, 187, 40)  hsl(49, 72%, 51%)  Old Gold
#28dcbb  rgb(40, 220, 187)  hsl(169, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise