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#BB2EDB

#bb2edb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb2edb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 288.9°, with 70.61% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.1763

Complementary

  1. #bb2edb
  2. #4edb2e

Split complementary

  1. #bb2edb
  2. #a5db2e
  3. #2edb64

Analogous

  1. #642edb
  2. #bb2edb
  3. #db2ea5

Triadic

  1. #bb2edb
  2. #dbbb2e
  3. #2edbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2edb
  2. #db2e4e
  3. #4edb2e
  4. #2edbbb

Square

  1. #bb2edb
  2. #db642e
  3. #4edb2e
  4. #2ea5db

Monochromatic

  1. #511060
  2. #881ca1
  3. #bb2edb
  4. #d06fe6
  5. #e5b1f1

Shades

#bb2edb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2edb
  2. #a829c5
  3. #9625af
  4. #832099
  5. #701c83
  6. #5e176e
  7. #4b1258
  8. #380e42
  9. #25092c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2edb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2edb
  2. #c243df
  3. #c958e2
  4. #cf6de6
  5. #d682e9
  6. #dd97ed
  7. #e4abf1
  8. #ebc0f4
  9. #f1d5f8
  10. #f8eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2edb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2edb
  2. #b536d2
  3. #af3ec9
  4. #a947c0
  5. #a34fb7
  6. #9e57ae
  7. #985fa4
  8. #92679b
  9. #8c7092
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9660a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c79d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7459de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8363d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb48ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2edb {
  color: #bb2edb;
}
Background
.bg-bb2edb {
  background-color: #bb2edb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2edb {
  border: 2px solid #bb2edb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2edb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 46 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2edb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2edb, #db2ea5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2edb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 46 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.55 #44d124 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2edb  rgb(187, 46, 219)  hsl(289, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4edb2e  rgb(78, 219, 46)  hsl(109, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dbbb2e  rgb(219, 187, 46)  hsl(49, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2edbbb  rgb(46, 219, 187)  hsl(169, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise