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#BB2EE8

#bb2ee8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb2ee8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 80.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 285.48°, with 80.17% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.1834

Complementary

  1. #bb2ee8
  2. #5be82e

Split complementary

  1. #bb2ee8
  2. #b8e82e
  3. #2ee85e

Analogous

  1. #5e2ee8
  2. #bb2ee8
  3. #e82eb8

Triadic

  1. #bb2ee8
  2. #e8bb2e
  3. #2ee8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2ee8
  2. #e82e5b
  3. #5be82e
  4. #2ee8bb

Square

  1. #bb2ee8
  2. #e85e2e
  3. #5be82e
  4. #2eb8e8

Monochromatic

  1. #580c71
  2. #8e14b6
  3. #bb2ee8
  4. #d173f0
  5. #e8b8f7

Shades

#bb2ee8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2ee8
  2. #a829d1
  3. #9625ba
  4. #8320a2
  5. #701c8b
  6. #5e1774
  7. #4b125d
  8. #380e46
  9. #25092e
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2ee8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2ee8
  2. #c243ea
  3. #c958ed
  4. #cf6def
  5. #d682f1
  6. #dd97f4
  7. #e4abf6
  8. #ebc0f8
  9. #f1d5fa
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2ee8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2ee8
  2. #b536de
  3. #af3ed3
  4. #a947c9
  5. #a34fbe
  6. #9e57b4
  7. #985faa
  8. #92679f
  9. #8c7095
  10. #86788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9762b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297ae4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705ceb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f64e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94db9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2ee8 {
  color: #bb2ee8;
}
Background
.bg-bb2ee8 {
  background-color: #bb2ee8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2ee8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2ee8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2ee8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 46 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 80% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2ee8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2ee8, #e82eb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2ee8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 46 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.65 #44d117 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2ee8  rgb(187, 46, 232)  hsl(285, 80%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5be82e  rgb(91, 232, 46)  hsl(105, 80%, 55%)  Neon Green
#e8bb2e  rgb(232, 187, 46)  hsl(45, 80%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2ee8bb  rgb(46, 232, 187)  hsl(165, 80%, 55%)  Aquamarine