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#BB28F4

#bb28f4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb28f4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.36% cyan, 83.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 283.24°, with 90.27% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.74.

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Relative luminance0.1861

Complementary

  1. #bb28f4
  2. #61f428

Split complementary

  1. #bb28f4
  2. #c7f428
  3. #28f455

Analogous

  1. #5528f4
  2. #bb28f4
  3. #f428c7

Triadic

  1. #bb28f4
  2. #f4bb28
  3. #28f4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb28f4
  2. #f42861
  3. #61f428
  4. #28f4bb

Square

  1. #bb28f4
  2. #f45528
  3. #61f428
  4. #28c7f4

Monochromatic

  1. #5c067d
  2. #910ac5
  3. #bb28f4
  4. #d271f8
  5. #e9bafb

Shades

#bb28f4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb28f4
  2. #a824dc
  3. #9620c3
  4. #831cab
  5. #701892
  6. #5e147a
  7. #4b1062
  8. #380c49
  9. #250831
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb28f4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb28f4
  2. #c23ef5
  3. #c953f6
  4. #cf69f7
  5. #d67ef8
  6. #dd94fa
  7. #e4a9fb
  8. #ebbffc
  9. #f1d4fd
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb28f4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb28f4
  2. #b531e8
  3. #af3add
  4. #a942d1
  5. #a34bc6
  6. #9e54ba
  7. #985dae
  8. #9266a3
  9. #8c6e97
  10. #86778c
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9761b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55f93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5cf7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a64f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74ec2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb28f4 {
  color: #bb28f4;
}
Background
.bg-bb28f4 {
  background-color: #bb28f4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb28f4 {
  border: 2px solid #bb28f4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb28f4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 40 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb28f4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb28f4, #f428c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb28f4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 40 244 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.16 #44d70b Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb28f4  rgb(187, 40, 244)  hsl(283, 90%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#61f428  rgb(97, 244, 40)  hsl(103, 90%, 56%)  Harlequin
#f4bb28  rgb(244, 187, 40)  hsl(43, 90%, 56%)  Amber
#28f4bb  rgb(40, 244, 187)  hsl(163, 90%, 56%)  Aquamarine