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#BB2DDD

#bb2ddd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb2ddd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 17.65% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 79.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 288.41°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1766

Complementary

  1. #bb2ddd
  2. #4fdd2d

Split complementary

  1. #bb2ddd
  2. #a7dd2d
  3. #2ddd63

Analogous

  1. #632ddd
  2. #bb2ddd
  3. #dd2da7

Triadic

  1. #bb2ddd
  2. #ddbb2d
  3. #2dddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2ddd
  2. #dd2d4f
  3. #4fdd2d
  4. #2dddbb

Square

  1. #bb2ddd
  2. #dd632d
  3. #4fdd2d
  4. #2da7dd

Monochromatic

  1. #521061
  2. #891aa3
  3. #bb2ddd
  4. #d06fe8
  5. #e6b1f2

Shades

#bb2ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2ddd
  2. #a829c7
  3. #9624b1
  4. #83209b
  5. #701b85
  6. #5e176f
  7. #4b1258
  8. #380e42
  9. #25092c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2ddd
  2. #c242e0
  3. #c957e4
  4. #cf6ce7
  5. #d681eb
  6. #dd96ee
  7. #e4abf1
  8. #ebc0f5
  9. #f1d5f8
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2ddd
  2. #b535d4
  3. #af3eca
  4. #a946c1
  5. #a34eb8
  6. #9e57af
  7. #985fa5
  8. #92679c
  9. #8c6f93
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9660a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3979d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7359e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8263db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb49b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2ddd {
  color: #bb2ddd;
}
Background
.bg-bb2ddd {
  background-color: #bb2ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2ddd {
  border: 2px solid #bb2ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 45 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2ddd, #dd2da7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 45 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.49 #44d222 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2ddd  rgb(187, 45, 221)  hsl(288, 72%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4fdd2d  rgb(79, 221, 45)  hsl(108, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#ddbb2d  rgb(221, 187, 45)  hsl(48, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2dddbb  rgb(45, 221, 187)  hsl(168, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise