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#BB2BF4

#bb2bf4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2bf4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 16.86% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.36% cyan, 82.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 282.99°, with 90.13% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.1882

Complementary

  1. #bb2bf4
  2. #64f42b

Split complementary

  1. #bb2bf4
  2. #c8f42b
  3. #2bf457

Analogous

  1. #572bf4
  2. #bb2bf4
  3. #f42bc8

Triadic

  1. #bb2bf4
  2. #f4bb2b
  3. #2bf4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2bf4
  2. #f42b64
  3. #64f42b
  4. #2bf4bb

Square

  1. #bb2bf4
  2. #f4572b
  3. #64f42b
  4. #2bc8f4

Monochromatic

  1. #5d077f
  2. #920ac8
  3. #bb2bf4
  4. #d274f8
  5. #eabcfc

Shades

#bb2bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2bf4
  2. #a827dc
  3. #9622c3
  4. #831eab
  5. #701a92
  6. #5e167a
  7. #4b1162
  8. #380d49
  9. #250931
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2bf4
  2. #c240f5
  3. #c955f6
  4. #cf6bf7
  5. #d680f8
  6. #dd95fa
  7. #e4aafb
  8. #ebbffc
  9. #f1d5fd
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2bf4
  2. #b534e8
  3. #af3cdd
  4. #a945d1
  5. #a34dc6
  6. #9e56ba
  7. #985eae
  8. #9267a3
  9. #8c6f97
  10. #86788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9762b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56094 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5df7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b64f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b750c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2bf4 {
  color: #bb2bf4;
}
Background
.bg-bb2bf4 {
  background-color: #bb2bf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 43 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2bf4, #f42bc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 43 244 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.79 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.39 #44d40b Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2bf4  rgb(187, 43, 244)  hsl(283, 90%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#64f42b  rgb(100, 244, 43)  hsl(103, 90%, 56%)  Harlequin
#f4bb2b  rgb(244, 187, 43)  hsl(43, 90%, 56%)  Amber
#2bf4bb  rgb(43, 244, 187)  hsl(163, 90%, 56%)  Aquamarine