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#BB31EE

#bb31ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb31ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 79.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.81°, with 84.75% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.1893

Complementary

  1. #bb31ee
  2. #64ee31

Split complementary

  1. #bb31ee
  2. #c2ee31
  3. #31ee5c

Analogous

  1. #5c31ee
  2. #bb31ee
  3. #ee31c2

Triadic

  1. #bb31ee
  2. #eebb31
  3. #31eebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb31ee
  2. #ee3164
  3. #64ee31
  4. #31eebb

Square

  1. #bb31ee
  2. #ee5c31
  3. #64ee31
  4. #31c2ee

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0a7c
  2. #9210c2
  3. #bb31ee
  4. #d278f4
  5. #eabefa

Shades

#bb31ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb31ee
  2. #a82cd6
  3. #9627be
  4. #8322a7
  5. #701d8f
  6. #5e1977
  7. #4b145f
  8. #380f47
  9. #250a30
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb31ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb31ee
  2. #c246f0
  3. #c95af1
  4. #cf6ff3
  5. #d683f5
  6. #dd98f7
  7. #e4adf8
  8. #ebc1fa
  9. #f1d6fc
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb31ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb31ee
  2. #b539e3
  3. #af41d8
  4. #a949cd
  5. #a351c2
  6. #9e59b7
  7. #9860ac
  8. #9268a1
  9. #8c7096
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9863b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f7cea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e66ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b851be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb31ee {
  color: #bb31ee;
}
Background
.bg-bb31ee {
  background-color: #bb31ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb31ee {
  border: 2px solid #bb31ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb31ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 49 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb31ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb31ee, #ee31c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb31ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 49 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.21 #44ce11 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb31ee  rgb(187, 49, 238)  hsl(284, 85%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#64ee31  rgb(100, 238, 49)  hsl(104, 85%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eebb31  rgb(238, 187, 49)  hsl(44, 85%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#31eebb  rgb(49, 238, 187)  hsl(164, 85%, 56%)  Aquamarine