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#BB29EA

#bb29ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb29ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 16.08% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 82.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.39°, with 82.13% saturation and 53.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #bb29ea
  2. #58ea29

Split complementary

  1. #bb29ea
  2. #b8ea29
  3. #29ea5a

Analogous

  1. #5a29ea
  2. #bb29ea
  3. #ea29b8

Triadic

  1. #bb29ea
  2. #eabb29
  3. #29eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb29ea
  2. #ea2958
  3. #58ea29
  4. #29eabb

Square

  1. #bb29ea
  2. #ea5a29
  3. #58ea29
  4. #29b8ea

Monochromatic

  1. #570b6f
  2. #8d12b5
  3. #bb29ea
  4. #d16ff1
  5. #e7b4f8

Shades

#bb29ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb29ea
  2. #a825d3
  3. #9621bb
  4. #831da4
  5. #70198c
  6. #5e1575
  7. #4b105e
  8. #380c46
  9. #25082f
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb29ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb29ea
  2. #c23eec
  3. #c954ee
  4. #cf69f0
  5. #d67ff2
  6. #dd94f5
  7. #e4a9f7
  8. #ebbff9
  9. #f1d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb29ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb29ea
  2. #b532df
  3. #af3ad5
  4. #a943ca
  5. #a34cc0
  6. #9e55b5
  7. #985daa
  8. #9266a0
  9. #8c6f95
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f7ae6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e63e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb29ea {
  color: #bb29ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb29ea {
  background-color: #bb29ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb29ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb29ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb29ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 41 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb29ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb29ea, #ea29b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb29ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 41 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.79 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.10 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.62 #44d615 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb29ea  rgb(187, 41, 234)  hsl(285, 82%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#58ea29  rgb(88, 234, 41)  hsl(105, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eabb29  rgb(234, 187, 41)  hsl(45, 82%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#29eabb  rgb(41, 234, 187)  hsl(165, 82%, 54%)  Aquamarine