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#BB2EEB

#bb2eeb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb2eeb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 80.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.76°, with 82.53% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.1852

Complementary

  1. #bb2eeb
  2. #5eeb2e

Split complementary

  1. #bb2eeb
  2. #bdeb2e
  3. #2eeb5d

Analogous

  1. #5d2eeb
  2. #bb2eeb
  3. #eb2ebd

Triadic

  1. #bb2eeb
  2. #ebbb2e
  3. #2eebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2eeb
  2. #eb2e5e
  3. #5eeb2e
  4. #2eebbb

Square

  1. #bb2eeb
  2. #eb5d2e
  3. #5eeb2e
  4. #2ebdeb

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0b75
  2. #9012bb
  3. #bb2eeb
  4. #d274f2
  5. #e8baf8

Shades

#bb2eeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2eeb
  2. #a829d4
  3. #9625bc
  4. #8320a5
  5. #701c8d
  6. #5e1776
  7. #4b125e
  8. #380e47
  9. #25092f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2eeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2eeb
  2. #c243ed
  3. #c958ef
  4. #cf6df1
  5. #d682f3
  6. #dd97f5
  7. #e4abf7
  8. #ebc0f9
  9. #f1d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2eeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2eeb
  2. #b536e0
  3. #af3ed6
  4. #a947cb
  5. #a34fc0
  6. #9e57b6
  7. #985fab
  8. #9267a0
  9. #8c7095
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9762b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #237be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e65e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2eeb {
  color: #bb2eeb;
}
Background
.bg-bb2eeb {
  background-color: #bb2eeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2eeb {
  border: 2px solid #bb2eeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2eeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 46 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2eeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2eeb, #eb2ebd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2eeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 46 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.95 #44d114 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2eeb  rgb(187, 46, 235)  hsl(285, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5eeb2e  rgb(94, 235, 46)  hsl(105, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ebbb2e  rgb(235, 187, 46)  hsl(45, 83%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2eebbb  rgb(46, 235, 187)  hsl(165, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine