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#BB2CDB

#bb2cdb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb2cdb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 17.25% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 79.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 289.03°, with 70.85% saturation and 51.57% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.1748

Complementary

  1. #bb2cdb
  2. #4cdb2c

Split complementary

  1. #bb2cdb
  2. #a3db2c
  3. #2cdb64

Analogous

  1. #642cdb
  2. #bb2cdb
  3. #db2ca3

Triadic

  1. #bb2cdb
  2. #dbbb2c
  3. #2cdbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2cdb
  2. #db2c4c
  3. #4cdb2c
  4. #2cdbbb

Square

  1. #bb2cdb
  2. #db642c
  3. #4cdb2c
  4. #2ca3db

Monochromatic

  1. #50105e
  2. #871b9f
  3. #bb2cdb
  4. #d06de6
  5. #e5aff1

Shades

#bb2cdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2cdb
  2. #a828c5
  3. #9623af
  4. #831f99
  5. #701a83
  6. #5e166e
  7. #4b1258
  8. #380d42
  9. #25092c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2cdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2cdb
  2. #c241df
  3. #c956e2
  4. #cf6be6
  5. #d680e9
  6. #dd96ed
  7. #e4abf1
  8. #ebc0f4
  9. #f1d5f8
  10. #f8eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2cdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2cdb
  2. #b534d2
  3. #af3dc9
  4. #a945c0
  5. #a34eb7
  6. #9e56ae
  7. #985ea4
  8. #92679b
  9. #8c6f92
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a79d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7358de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8263d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb47ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2cdb {
  color: #bb2cdb;
}
Background
.bg-bb2cdb {
  background-color: #bb2cdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2cdb {
  border: 2px solid #bb2cdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2cdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 44 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2cdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2cdb, #db2ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2cdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 44 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.37 #44d324 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2cdb  rgb(187, 44, 219)  hsl(289, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4cdb2c  rgb(76, 219, 44)  hsl(109, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dbbb2c  rgb(219, 187, 44)  hsl(49, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2cdbbb  rgb(44, 219, 187)  hsl(169, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise