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#BB2AEC

#bb2aec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2aec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 284.85°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #bb2aec
  2. #5bec2a

Split complementary

  1. #bb2aec
  2. #bcec2a
  3. #2aec5a

Analogous

  1. #5a2aec
  2. #bb2aec
  3. #ec2abc

Triadic

  1. #bb2aec
  2. #ecbb2a
  3. #2aecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2aec
  2. #ec2a5b
  3. #5bec2a
  4. #2aecbb

Square

  1. #bb2aec
  2. #ec5a2a
  3. #5bec2a
  4. #2abcec

Monochromatic

  1. #580a73
  2. #8e11b9
  3. #bb2aec
  4. #d170f2
  5. #e8b6f9

Shades

#bb2aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2aec
  2. #a826d4
  3. #9622bd
  4. #831da5
  5. #70198e
  6. #5e1576
  7. #4b115e
  8. #380d47
  9. #25082f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2aec
  2. #c23fee
  3. #c955f0
  4. #cf6af2
  5. #d67ff4
  6. #dd95f6
  7. #e4aaf7
  8. #ebbff9
  9. #f1d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2aec
  2. #b533e1
  3. #af3bd6
  4. #a944cc
  5. #a34cc1
  6. #9e55b6
  7. #985eab
  8. #9266a0
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9761b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b7ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d63ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2aec {
  color: #bb2aec;
}
Background
.bg-bb2aec {
  background-color: #bb2aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2aec {
  border: 2px solid #bb2aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 42 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2aec, #ec2abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 42 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.81 #44d513 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2aec  rgb(187, 42, 236)  hsl(285, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5bec2a  rgb(91, 236, 42)  hsl(105, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ecbb2a  rgb(236, 187, 42)  hsl(45, 84%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2aecbb  rgb(42, 236, 187)  hsl(165, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine