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#BB2DED

#bb2ded ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2ded is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 17.65% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 81.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.38°, with 84.21% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #bb2ded
  2. #5fed2d

Split complementary

  1. #bb2ded
  2. #bfed2d
  3. #2ded5b

Analogous

  1. #5b2ded
  2. #bb2ded
  3. #ed2dbf

Triadic

  1. #bb2ded
  2. #edbb2d
  3. #2dedbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2ded
  2. #ed2d5f
  3. #5fed2d
  4. #2dedbb

Square

  1. #bb2ded
  2. #ed5b2d
  3. #5fed2d
  4. #2dbfed

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0a77
  2. #9010bd
  3. #bb2ded
  4. #d273f3
  5. #e9baf9

Shades

#bb2ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2ded
  2. #a829d5
  3. #9624be
  4. #8320a6
  5. #701b8e
  6. #5e1777
  7. #4b125f
  8. #380e47
  9. #25092f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2ded
  2. #c242ef
  3. #c957f1
  4. #cf6cf2
  5. #d681f4
  6. #dd96f6
  7. #e4abf8
  8. #ebc0fa
  9. #f1d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2ded
  2. #b535e2
  3. #af3ed7
  4. #a946cc
  5. #a34ec1
  6. #9e57b7
  7. #985fac
  8. #9267a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 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 #1d7be9 ≈ 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-bb2ded {
  color: #bb2ded;
}
Background
.bg-bb2ded {
  background-color: #bb2ded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2ded {
  border: 2px solid #bb2ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 45 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2ded, #ed2dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 45 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.12 #44d212 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2ded  rgb(187, 45, 237)  hsl(284, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5fed2d  rgb(95, 237, 45)  hsl(104, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edbb2d  rgb(237, 187, 45)  hsl(44, 84%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2dedbb  rgb(45, 237, 187)  hsl(164, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine