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#BB30EA

#bb30ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb30ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 79.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.84°, with 81.58% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.1862

Complementary

  1. #bb30ea
  2. #5fea30

Split complementary

  1. #bb30ea
  2. #bcea30
  3. #30ea5e

Analogous

  1. #5e30ea
  2. #bb30ea
  3. #ea30bc

Triadic

  1. #bb30ea
  2. #eabb30
  3. #30eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb30ea
  2. #ea305f
  3. #5fea30
  4. #30eabb

Square

  1. #bb30ea
  2. #ea5e30
  3. #5fea30
  4. #30bcea

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0c75
  2. #9013bb
  3. #bb30ea
  4. #d275f1
  5. #e9bbf8

Shades

#bb30ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb30ea
  2. #a82bd3
  3. #9626bb
  4. #8322a4
  5. #701d8c
  6. #5e1875
  7. #4b135e
  8. #380e46
  9. #250a2f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb30ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb30ea
  2. #c245ec
  3. #c959ee
  4. #cf6ef0
  5. #d683f2
  6. #dd98f5
  7. #e4acf7
  8. #ebc1f9
  9. #f1d6fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb30ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb30ea
  2. #b538df
  3. #af40d5
  4. #a948ca
  5. #a350c0
  6. #9e58b5
  7. #9860aa
  8. #9268a0
  9. #8c7095
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9763b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #277be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f65e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94fba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb30ea {
  color: #bb30ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb30ea {
  background-color: #bb30ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb30ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb30ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb30ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 48 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb30ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb30ea, #ea30bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb30ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 48 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.98 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.84 #44cf15 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb30ea  rgb(187, 48, 234)  hsl(285, 82%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5fea30  rgb(95, 234, 48)  hsl(105, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eabb30  rgb(234, 187, 48)  hsl(45, 82%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#30eabb  rgb(48, 234, 187)  hsl(165, 82%, 55%)  Aquamarine