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#BB29FF

#bb29ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb29ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 83.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 280.93°, with 100% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.1937

Complementary

  1. #bb29ff
  2. #6dff29

Split complementary

  1. #bb29ff
  2. #d8ff29
  3. #29ff50

Analogous

  1. #5029ff
  2. #bb29ff
  3. #ff29d8

Triadic

  1. #bb29ff
  2. #ffbb29
  3. #29ffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb29ff
  2. #ff296d
  3. #6dff29
  4. #29ffbb

Square

  1. #bb29ff
  2. #ff5029
  3. #6dff29
  4. #29d8ff

Monochromatic

  1. #62008f
  2. #9600dc
  3. #bb29ff
  4. #d376ff
  5. #ecc2ff

Shades

#bb29ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb29ff
  2. #a825e6
  3. #9621cc
  4. #831db3
  5. #701999
  6. #5e1580
  7. #4b1066
  8. #380c4d
  9. #250833
  10. #13041a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb29ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb29ff
  2. #c23eff
  3. #c954ff
  4. #cf69ff
  5. #d67fff
  6. #dd94ff
  7. #e4a9ff
  8. #ebbfff
  9. #f1d4ff
  10. #f8eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb29ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb29ff
  2. #b532f2
  3. #af3ae6
  4. #a943d9
  5. #a34ccc
  6. #9e55c0
  7. #985db3
  8. #9266a6
  9. #8c6f99
  10. #86778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9863be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2659a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #675eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7765fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b553ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb29ff {
  color: #bb29ff;
}
Background
.bg-bb29ff {
  background-color: #bb29ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb29ff {
  border: 2px solid #bb29ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb29ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 41 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb29ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb29ff, #ff29d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb29ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 41 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.10 #44d600 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb29ff  rgb(187, 41, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6dff29  rgb(109, 255, 41)  hsl(101, 100%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#ffbb29  rgb(255, 187, 41)  hsl(41, 100%, 58%)  Amber
#29ffbb  rgb(41, 255, 187)  hsl(161, 100%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green