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#BB28F2

#bb28f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb28f2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 15.69% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 83.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 283.66°, with 88.6% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.1849

Complementary

  1. #bb28f2
  2. #5ff228

Split complementary

  1. #bb28f2
  2. #c4f228
  3. #28f256

Analogous

  1. #5628f2
  2. #bb28f2
  3. #f228c4

Triadic

  1. #bb28f2
  2. #f2bb28
  3. #28f2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb28f2
  2. #f2285f
  3. #5ff228
  4. #28f2bb

Square

  1. #bb28f2
  2. #f25628
  3. #5ff228
  4. #28c4f2

Monochromatic

  1. #5b077a
  2. #900cc2
  3. #bb28f2
  4. #d270f6
  5. #e9b8fb

Shades

#bb28f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb28f2
  2. #a824da
  3. #9620c2
  4. #831ca9
  5. #701891
  6. #5e1479
  7. #4b1061
  8. #380c49
  9. #250830
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb28f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb28f2
  2. #c23ef3
  3. #c953f5
  4. #cf69f6
  5. #d67ef7
  6. #dd94f9
  7. #e4a9fa
  8. #ebbffb
  9. #f1d4fc
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb28f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb28f2
  2. #b531e7
  3. #af3adb
  4. #a942d0
  5. #a34bc4
  6. #9e54b9
  7. #985dae
  8. #9266a2
  9. #8c6e97
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9761b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007aee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5bf5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b63f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84ec0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb28f2 {
  color: #bb28f2;
}
Background
.bg-bb28f2 {
  background-color: #bb28f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb28f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb28f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb28f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 40 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb28f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb28f2, #f228c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb28f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 40 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.02 #44d70d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb28f2  rgb(187, 40, 242)  hsl(284, 89%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5ff228  rgb(95, 242, 40)  hsl(104, 89%, 55%)  Harlequin
#f2bb28  rgb(242, 187, 40)  hsl(44, 89%, 55%)  Golden Poppy
#28f2bb  rgb(40, 242, 187)  hsl(164, 89%, 55%)  Aquamarine