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#BB2AEE

#bb2aee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2aee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 82.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 284.39°, with 85.22% 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 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #bb2aee
  2. #5dee2a

Split complementary

  1. #bb2aee
  2. #bfee2a
  3. #2aee59

Analogous

  1. #592aee
  2. #bb2aee
  3. #ee2abf

Triadic

  1. #bb2aee
  2. #eebb2a
  3. #2aeebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2aee
  2. #ee2a5d
  3. #5dee2a
  4. #2aeebb

Square

  1. #bb2aee
  2. #ee592a
  3. #5dee2a
  4. #2abfee

Monochromatic

  1. #590976
  2. #8f0fbc
  3. #bb2aee
  4. #d271f4
  5. #e8b8f9

Shades

#bb2aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2aee
  2. #a826d6
  3. #9622be
  4. #831da7
  5. #70198f
  6. #5e1577
  7. #4b115f
  8. #380d47
  9. #250830
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2aee
  2. #c23ff0
  3. #c955f1
  4. #cf6af3
  5. #d67ff5
  6. #dd95f7
  7. #e4aaf8
  8. #ebbffa
  9. #f1d4fc
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2aee
  2. #b533e3
  3. #af3bd8
  4. #a944cd
  5. #a34cc2
  6. #9e55b7
  7. #985eac
  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 #9761b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #157aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c64ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2aee {
  color: #bb2aee;
}
Background
.bg-bb2aee {
  background-color: #bb2aee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2aee {
  border: 2px solid #bb2aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 42 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2aee, #ee2abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 42 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.92 #44d511 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2aee  rgb(187, 42, 238)  hsl(284, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5dee2a  rgb(93, 238, 42)  hsl(104, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eebb2a  rgb(238, 187, 42)  hsl(44, 85%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2aeebb  rgb(42, 238, 187)  hsl(164, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine