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#BB2CED

#bb2ced ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 17.25% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 81.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.46°, with 84.28% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.1848

Complementary

  1. #bb2ced
  2. #5eed2c

Split complementary

  1. #bb2ced
  2. #beed2c
  3. #2ced5b

Analogous

  1. #5b2ced
  2. #bb2ced
  3. #ed2cbe

Triadic

  1. #bb2ced
  2. #edbb2c
  3. #2cedbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2ced
  2. #ed2c5e
  3. #5eed2c
  4. #2cedbb

Square

  1. #bb2ced
  2. #ed5b2c
  3. #5eed2c
  4. #2cbeed

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0a76
  2. #9010bc
  3. #bb2ced
  4. #d272f3
  5. #e8b9f9

Shades

#bb2ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2ced
  2. #a828d5
  3. #9623be
  4. #831fa6
  5. #701a8e
  6. #5e1677
  7. #4b125f
  8. #380d47
  9. #25092f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2ced
  2. #c241ef
  3. #c956f1
  4. #cf6bf2
  5. #d680f4
  6. #dd96f6
  7. #e4abf8
  8. #ebc0fa
  9. #f1d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2ced
  2. #b534e2
  3. #af3dd7
  4. #a945cc
  5. #a34ec1
  6. #9e56b7
  7. #985eac
  8. #9267a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9762b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b7ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d64eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2ced {
  color: #bb2ced;
}
Background
.bg-bb2ced {
  background-color: #bb2ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2ced {
  border: 2px solid #bb2ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 44 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2ced, #ed2cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 44 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.03 #44d312 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2ced  rgb(187, 44, 237)  hsl(284, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5eed2c  rgb(94, 237, 44)  hsl(104, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edbb2c  rgb(237, 187, 44)  hsl(44, 84%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2cedbb  rgb(44, 237, 187)  hsl(164, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine