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#BB2CFA

#bb2cfa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2cfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 82.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.65°, with 95.37% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1927

Complementary

  1. #bb2cfa
  2. #6bfa2c

Split complementary

  1. #bb2cfa
  2. #d2fa2c
  3. #2cfa54

Analogous

  1. #542cfa
  2. #bb2cfa
  3. #fa2cd2

Triadic

  1. #bb2cfa
  2. #fabb2c
  3. #2cfabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2cfa
  2. #fa2c6b
  3. #6bfa2c
  4. #2cfabb

Square

  1. #bb2cfa
  2. #fa542c
  3. #6bfa2c
  4. #2cd2fa

Monochromatic

  1. #61038a
  2. #9505d4
  3. #bb2cfa
  4. #d377fc
  5. #ebc1fe

Shades

#bb2cfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2cfa
  2. #a828e1
  3. #9623c8
  4. #831faf
  5. #701a96
  6. #5e167d
  7. #4b1264
  8. #380d4b
  9. #250932
  10. #130419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2cfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2cfa
  2. #c241fb
  3. #c956fb
  4. #cf6bfc
  5. #d680fc
  6. #dd96fd
  7. #e4abfd
  8. #ebc0fe
  9. #f1d5fe
  10. #f8eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2cfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2cfa
  2. #b534ee
  3. #af3de2
  4. #a945d5
  5. #a34ec9
  6. #9e56bd
  7. #985eb1
  8. #9267a5
  9. #8c6f98
  10. #86788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9863bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7965f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b652c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2cfa {
  color: #bb2cfa;
}
Background
.bg-bb2cfa {
  background-color: #bb2cfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2cfa {
  border: 2px solid #bb2cfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2cfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 44 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2cfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2cfa, #fa2cd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2cfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 44 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.84 #44d305 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2cfa  rgb(187, 44, 250)  hsl(282, 95%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6bfa2c  rgb(107, 250, 44)  hsl(102, 95%, 58%)  Harlequin
#fabb2c  rgb(250, 187, 44)  hsl(42, 95%, 58%)  Amber
#2cfabb  rgb(44, 250, 187)  hsl(162, 95%, 58%)  Aquamarine