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#BB30DE

#bb30de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb30de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 18.82% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 78.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 287.93°, with 72.5% saturation and 52.94% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #bb30de
  2. #53de30

Split complementary

  1. #bb30de
  2. #aade30
  3. #30de64

Analogous

  1. #6430de
  2. #bb30de
  3. #de30aa

Triadic

  1. #bb30de
  2. #debb30
  3. #30debb

Tetradic

  1. #bb30de
  2. #de3053
  3. #53de30
  4. #30debb

Square

  1. #bb30de
  2. #de6430
  3. #53de30
  4. #30aade

Monochromatic

  1. #541065
  2. #8b1ba7
  3. #bb30de
  4. #d172e9
  5. #e6b4f3

Shades

#bb30de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb30de
  2. #a82bc8
  3. #9626b2
  4. #83229b
  5. #701d85
  6. #5e186f
  7. #4b1359
  8. #380e43
  9. #250a2c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb30de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb30de
  2. #c245e1
  3. #c959e5
  4. #cf6ee8
  5. #d683eb
  6. #dd98ef
  7. #e4acf2
  8. #ebc1f5
  9. #f1d6f8
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb30de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb30de
  2. #b538d5
  3. #af40cb
  4. #a948c2
  5. #a350b8
  6. #9e58af
  7. #9860a6
  8. #92689c
  9. #8c7093
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9661aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #397ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5788 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #745ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8264dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb30de {
  color: #bb30de;
}
Background
.bg-bb30de {
  background-color: #bb30de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb30de {
  border: 2px solid #bb30de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb30de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 48 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb30de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb30de, #de30aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb30de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 48 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.79 #44cf21 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb30de  rgb(187, 48, 222)  hsl(288, 73%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#53de30  rgb(83, 222, 48)  hsl(108, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#debb30  rgb(222, 187, 48)  hsl(48, 73%, 53%)  Old Gold
#30debb  rgb(48, 222, 187)  hsl(168, 73%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine