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#BB29EF

#bb29ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb29ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 82.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.24°, with 86.09% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.1838

Complementary

  1. #bb29ef
  2. #5def29

Split complementary

  1. #bb29ef
  2. #c0ef29
  3. #29ef58

Analogous

  1. #5829ef
  2. #bb29ef
  3. #ef29c0

Triadic

  1. #bb29ef
  2. #efbb29
  3. #29efbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb29ef
  2. #ef295d
  3. #5def29
  4. #29efbb

Square

  1. #bb29ef
  2. #ef5829
  3. #5def29
  4. #29c0ef

Monochromatic

  1. #590976
  2. #8f0ebd
  3. #bb29ef
  4. #d270f4
  5. #e8b7fa

Shades

#bb29ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb29ef
  2. #a825d7
  3. #9621bf
  4. #831da7
  5. #70198f
  6. #5e1578
  7. #4b1060
  8. #380c48
  9. #250830
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb29ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb29ef
  2. #c23ef1
  3. #c954f2
  4. #cf69f4
  5. #d67ff5
  6. #dd94f7
  7. #e4a9f9
  8. #ebbffa
  9. #f1d4fc
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb29ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb29ef
  2. #b532e4
  3. #af3ad9
  4. #a943ce
  5. #a34cc3
  6. #9e55b8
  7. #985dac
  8. #9266a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9761b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f7aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5bf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c63ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb29ef {
  color: #bb29ef;
}
Background
.bg-bb29ef {
  background-color: #bb29ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb29ef {
  border: 2px solid #bb29ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb29ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 41 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb29ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb29ef, #ef29c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb29ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 41 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.90 #44d610 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb29ef  rgb(187, 41, 239)  hsl(284, 86%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5def29  rgb(93, 239, 41)  hsl(104, 86%, 55%)  Neon Green
#efbb29  rgb(239, 187, 41)  hsl(44, 86%, 55%)  Saffron
#29efbb  rgb(41, 239, 187)  hsl(164, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine