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#BB2ED3

#bb2ed3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb2ed3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 18.04% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.37% cyan, 78.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 291.27°, with 65.22% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1722

Complementary

  1. #bb2ed3
  2. #46d32e

Split complementary

  1. #bb2ed3
  2. #99d32e
  3. #2ed368

Analogous

  1. #682ed3
  2. #bb2ed3
  3. #d32e99

Triadic

  1. #bb2ed3
  2. #d3bb2e
  3. #2ed3bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2ed3
  2. #d32e46
  3. #46d32e
  4. #2ed3bb

Square

  1. #bb2ed3
  2. #d3682e
  3. #46d32e
  4. #2e99d3

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1256
  2. #841f95
  3. #bb2ed3
  4. #d06de0
  5. #e4acee

Shades

#bb2ed3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2ed3
  2. #a829be
  3. #9625a9
  4. #832094
  5. #701c7f
  6. #5e176a
  7. #4b1254
  8. #380e3f
  9. #25092a
  10. #130515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2ed3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2ed3
  2. #c243d7
  3. #c958dc
  4. #cf6de0
  5. #d682e5
  6. #dd97e9
  7. #e4abed
  8. #ebc0f2
  9. #f1d5f6
  10. #f8eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2ed3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2ed3
  2. #b536cb
  3. #af3ec2
  4. #a947ba
  5. #a34fb2
  6. #9e57aa
  7. #985fa1
  8. #926799
  9. #8c7091
  10. #867888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955fa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4478cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7658d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8563d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc46a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2ed3 {
  color: #bb2ed3;
}
Background
.bg-bb2ed3 {
  background-color: #bb2ed3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2ed3 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2ed3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2ed3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 46 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2ed3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2ed3, #d32e99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2ed3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 46 211 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.64 #44d12c Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2ed3  rgb(187, 46, 211)  hsl(291, 65%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#46d32e  rgb(70, 211, 46)  hsl(111, 65%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d3bb2e  rgb(211, 187, 46)  hsl(51, 65%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2ed3bb  rgb(46, 211, 187)  hsl(171, 65%, 50%)  Turquoise