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#BB28FC

#bb28fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb28fc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.79% cyan, 84.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 281.6°, with 97.25% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.61.

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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #bb28fc
  2. #69fc28

Split complementary

  1. #bb28fc
  2. #d3fc28
  3. #28fc51

Analogous

  1. #5128fc
  2. #bb28fc
  3. #fc28d3

Triadic

  1. #bb28fc
  2. #fcbb28
  3. #28fcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb28fc
  2. #fc2869
  3. #69fc28
  4. #28fcbb

Square

  1. #bb28fc
  2. #fc5128
  3. #69fc28
  4. #28d3fc

Monochromatic

  1. #600289
  2. #9403d5
  3. #bb28fc
  4. #d373fd
  5. #ebbffe

Shades

#bb28fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb28fc
  2. #a824e3
  3. #9620ca
  4. #831cb0
  5. #701897
  6. #5e147e
  7. #4b1065
  8. #380c4c
  9. #250832
  10. #130419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb28fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb28fc
  2. #c23efc
  3. #c953fd
  4. #cf69fd
  5. #d67efd
  6. #dd94fe
  7. #e4a9fe
  8. #ebbffe
  9. #f1d4fe
  10. #f8eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb28fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb28fc
  2. #b531f0
  3. #af3ae3
  4. #a942d7
  5. #a34bca
  6. #9e54be
  7. #985db2
  8. #9266a5
  9. #8c6e99
  10. #86778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7764fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b651c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb28fc {
  color: #bb28fc;
}
Background
.bg-bb28fc {
  background-color: #bb28fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb28fc {
  border: 2px solid #bb28fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb28fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 40 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 97% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb28fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb28fc, #fc28d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb28fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 40 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.77 #44d703 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb28fc  rgb(187, 40, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#69fc28  rgb(105, 252, 40)  hsl(102, 97%, 57%)  Harlequin
#fcbb28  rgb(252, 187, 40)  hsl(42, 97%, 57%)  Amber
#28fcbb  rgb(40, 252, 187)  hsl(162, 97%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green