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#BB2DE9

#bb2de9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb2de9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.74% cyan, 80.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 285.32°, with 81.03% saturation and 54.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #bb2de9
  2. #5be92d

Split complementary

  1. #bb2de9
  2. #b9e92d
  3. #2de95d

Analogous

  1. #5d2de9
  2. #bb2de9
  3. #e92db9

Triadic

  1. #bb2de9
  2. #e9bb2d
  3. #2de9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2de9
  2. #e92d5b
  3. #5be92d
  4. #2de9bb

Square

  1. #bb2de9
  2. #e95d2d
  3. #5be92d
  4. #2db9e9

Monochromatic

  1. #580c71
  2. #8e13b6
  3. #bb2de9
  4. #d172f0
  5. #e8b7f8

Shades

#bb2de9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2de9
  2. #a829d2
  3. #9624ba
  4. #8320a3
  5. #701b8c
  6. #5e1775
  7. #4b125d
  8. #380e46
  9. #25092f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2de9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2de9
  2. #c242eb
  3. #c957ed
  4. #cf6cf0
  5. #d681f2
  6. #dd96f4
  7. #e4abf6
  8. #ebc0f8
  9. #f1d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2de9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2de9
  2. #b535df
  3. #af3ed4
  4. #a946ca
  5. #a34ebf
  6. #9e57b5
  7. #985faa
  8. #9267a0
  9. #8c6f95
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9761b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #267ae5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705bec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e64e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94db9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2de9 {
  color: #bb2de9;
}
Background
.bg-bb2de9 {
  background-color: #bb2de9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2de9 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2de9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2de9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 45 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2de9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2de9, #e92db9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2de9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 45 233 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.76 #44d216 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2de9  rgb(187, 45, 233)  hsl(285, 81%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5be92d  rgb(91, 233, 45)  hsl(105, 81%, 55%)  Neon Green
#e9bb2d  rgb(233, 187, 45)  hsl(45, 81%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2de9bb  rgb(45, 233, 187)  hsl(165, 81%, 55%)  Aquamarine