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#BB31DA

#bb31da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb31da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 19.22% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 77.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 288.99°, with 69.55% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #bb31da
  2. #50da31

Split complementary

  1. #bb31da
  2. #a5da31
  3. #31da66

Analogous

  1. #6631da
  2. #bb31da
  3. #da31a5

Triadic

  1. #bb31da
  2. #dabb31
  3. #31dabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb31da
  2. #da3150
  3. #50da31
  4. #31dabb

Square

  1. #bb31da
  2. #da6631
  3. #50da31
  4. #31a5da

Monochromatic

  1. #521161
  2. #891da1
  3. #bb31da
  4. #d072e6
  5. #e6b3f1

Shades

#bb31da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb31da
  2. #a82cc4
  3. #9627ae
  4. #832299
  5. #701d83
  6. #5e196d
  7. #4b1457
  8. #380f41
  9. #250a2c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb31da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb31da
  2. #c246de
  3. #c95ae1
  4. #cf6fe5
  5. #d683e9
  6. #dd98ed
  7. #e4adf0
  8. #ebc1f4
  9. #f1d6f8
  10. #f8eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb31da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb31da
  2. #b539d1
  3. #af41c8
  4. #a949bf
  5. #a351b6
  6. #9e59ad
  7. #9860a4
  8. #92689b
  9. #8c7092
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9661a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f7ad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #755add ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8364d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb31da {
  color: #bb31da;
}
Background
.bg-bb31da {
  background-color: #bb31da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb31da {
  border: 2px solid #bb31da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb31da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 49 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb31da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb31da, #da31a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb31da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 49 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.83 #44ce25 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb31da  rgb(187, 49, 218)  hsl(289, 70%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#50da31  rgb(80, 218, 49)  hsl(109, 70%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dabb31  rgb(218, 187, 49)  hsl(49, 70%, 52%)  Old Gold
#31dabb  rgb(49, 218, 187)  hsl(169, 70%, 52%)  Turquoise