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#BB28F6

#bb28f6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb28f6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.98% cyan, 83.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 282.82°, with 91.96% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1874

Complementary

  1. #bb28f6
  2. #63f628

Split complementary

  1. #bb28f6
  2. #caf628
  3. #28f654

Analogous

  1. #5428f6
  2. #bb28f6
  3. #f628ca

Triadic

  1. #bb28f6
  2. #f6bb28
  3. #28f6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb28f6
  2. #f62863
  3. #63f628
  4. #28f6bb

Square

  1. #bb28f6
  2. #f65428
  3. #63f628
  4. #28caf6

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0580
  2. #9208c9
  3. #bb28f6
  4. #d271f9
  5. #e9bbfc

Shades

#bb28f6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb28f6
  2. #a824dd
  3. #9620c5
  4. #831cac
  5. #701894
  6. #5e147b
  7. #4b1062
  8. #380c4a
  9. #250831
  10. #130419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb28f6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb28f6
  2. #c23ef7
  3. #c953f8
  4. #cf69f9
  5. #d67efa
  6. #dd94fb
  7. #e4a9fb
  8. #ebbffc
  9. #f1d4fd
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb28f6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb28f6
  2. #b531ea
  3. #af3ade
  4. #a942d3
  5. #a34bc7
  6. #9e54bb
  7. #985daf
  8. #9266a3
  9. #8c6e98
  10. #86778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9762b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46094 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a5cf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a64f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb28f6 {
  color: #bb28f6;
}
Background
.bg-bb28f6 {
  background-color: #bb28f6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb28f6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb28f6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb28f6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 40 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 92% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb28f6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb28f6, #f628ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb28f6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 40 246 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.30 #44d709 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb28f6  rgb(187, 40, 246)  hsl(283, 92%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#63f628  rgb(99, 246, 40)  hsl(103, 92%, 56%)  Harlequin
#f6bb28  rgb(246, 187, 40)  hsl(43, 92%, 56%)  Amber
#28f6bb  rgb(40, 246, 187)  hsl(163, 92%, 56%)  Aquamarine