ColorTool
Log in
#BB2AF1

#bb2af1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bb2af1 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 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.41% cyan, 82.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 283.72°, with 87.67% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc33ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1857

Complementary

  1. #bb2af1
  2. #60f12a

Split complementary

  1. #bb2af1
  2. #c3f12a
  3. #2af158

Analogous

  1. #582af1
  2. #bb2af1
  3. #f12ac3

Triadic

  1. #bb2af1
  2. #f1bb2a
  3. #2af1bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2af1
  2. #f12a60
  3. #60f12a
  4. #2af1bb

Square

  1. #bb2af1
  2. #f1582a
  3. #60f12a
  4. #2ac3f1

Monochromatic

  1. #5b087a
  2. #910dc2
  3. #bb2af1
  4. #d272f6
  5. #e9bafa

Shades

#bb2af1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2af1
  2. #a826d9
  3. #9622c1
  4. #831da9
  5. #701991
  6. #5e1579
  7. #4b1160
  8. #380d48
  9. #250830
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2af1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2af1
  2. #c23ff2
  3. #c955f4
  4. #cf6af5
  5. #d67ff7
  6. #dd95f8
  7. #e4aaf9
  8. #ebbffb
  9. #f1d4fc
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2af1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2af1
  2. #b533e6
  3. #af3bda
  4. #a944cf
  5. #a34cc4
  6. #9e55b9
  7. #985ead
  8. #9266a2
  9. #8c6f97
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9761b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #067bed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5cf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c64ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84ebf ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bb2af1 {
  color: #bb2af1;
}
Background
.bg-bb2af1 {
  background-color: #bb2af1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2af1 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2af1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2af1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 42 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 88% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2af1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2af1, #f12ac3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2af1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 42 241 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.97 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.11 #44d50e Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2af1  rgb(187, 42, 241)  hsl(284, 88%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#60f12a  rgb(96, 241, 42)  hsl(104, 88%, 55%)  Harlequin
#f1bb2a  rgb(241, 187, 42)  hsl(44, 88%, 55%)  Saffron
#2af1bb  rgb(42, 241, 187)  hsl(164, 88%, 55%)  Aquamarine