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#BB2AEA

#bb2aea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb2aea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 16.47% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 82.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.31°, with 82.05% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.1816

Complementary

  1. #bb2aea
  2. #59ea2a

Split complementary

  1. #bb2aea
  2. #b9ea2a
  3. #2aea5b

Analogous

  1. #5b2aea
  2. #bb2aea
  3. #ea2ab9

Triadic

  1. #bb2aea
  2. #eabb2a
  3. #2aeabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2aea
  2. #ea2a59
  3. #59ea2a
  4. #2aeabb

Square

  1. #bb2aea
  2. #ea5b2a
  3. #59ea2a
  4. #2ab9ea

Monochromatic

  1. #570b70
  2. #8e12b6
  3. #bb2aea
  4. #d170f1
  5. #e7b5f8

Shades

#bb2aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2aea
  2. #a826d3
  3. #9622bb
  4. #831da4
  5. #70198c
  6. #5e1575
  7. #4b115e
  8. #380d46
  9. #25082f
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2aea
  2. #c23fec
  3. #c955ee
  4. #cf6af0
  5. #d67ff2
  6. #dd95f5
  7. #e4aaf7
  8. #ebbff9
  9. #f1d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2aea
  2. #b533df
  3. #af3bd5
  4. #a944ca
  5. #a34cc0
  6. #9e55b5
  7. #985eaa
  8. #9266a0
  9. #8c6f95
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 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 #217ae6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e63e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94cba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2aea {
  color: #bb2aea;
}
Background
.bg-bb2aea {
  background-color: #bb2aea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2aea {
  border: 2px solid #bb2aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 42 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2aea, #ea2ab9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 42 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.70 #44d515 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2aea  rgb(187, 42, 234)  hsl(285, 82%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#59ea2a  rgb(89, 234, 42)  hsl(105, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eabb2a  rgb(234, 187, 42)  hsl(45, 82%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#2aeabb  rgb(42, 234, 187)  hsl(165, 82%, 54%)  Aquamarine