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#BB2ADE

#bb2ade ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb2ade is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 16.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 81.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 288.33°, with 73.17% saturation and 51.76% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.1749

Complementary

  1. #bb2ade
  2. #4dde2a

Split complementary

  1. #bb2ade
  2. #a7de2a
  3. #2ade61

Analogous

  1. #612ade
  2. #bb2ade
  3. #de2aa7

Triadic

  1. #bb2ade
  2. #debb2a
  3. #2adebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2ade
  2. #de2a4d
  3. #4dde2a
  4. #2adebb

Square

  1. #bb2ade
  2. #de612a
  3. #4dde2a
  4. #2aa7de

Monochromatic

  1. #500f60
  2. #8819a2
  3. #bb2ade
  4. #d06ce8
  5. #e5aef3

Shades

#bb2ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2ade
  2. #a826c8
  3. #9622b2
  4. #831d9b
  5. #701985
  6. #5e156f
  7. #4b1159
  8. #380d43
  9. #25082c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2ade
  2. #c23fe1
  3. #c955e5
  4. #cf6ae8
  5. #d67feb
  6. #dd95ef
  7. #e4aaf2
  8. #ebbff5
  9. #f1d4f8
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2ade
  2. #b533d5
  3. #af3bcb
  4. #a944c2
  5. #a34cb8
  6. #9e55af
  7. #985ea6
  8. #92669c
  9. #8c6f93
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3578da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7258e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8162dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba47b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2ade {
  color: #bb2ade;
}
Background
.bg-bb2ade {
  background-color: #bb2ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2ade {
  border: 2px solid #bb2ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 42 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2ade, #de2aa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 42 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.27 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.26 #44d521 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2ade  rgb(187, 42, 222)  hsl(288, 73%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4dde2a  rgb(77, 222, 42)  hsl(108, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green
#debb2a  rgb(222, 187, 42)  hsl(48, 73%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2adebb  rgb(42, 222, 187)  hsl(168, 73%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine