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#BB32EA

#bb32ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb32ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 19.61% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 78.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.67°, with 81.42% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.1879

Complementary

  1. #bb32ea
  2. #61ea32

Split complementary

  1. #bb32ea
  2. #bdea32
  3. #32ea5f

Analogous

  1. #5f32ea
  2. #bb32ea
  3. #ea32bd

Triadic

  1. #bb32ea
  2. #eabb32
  3. #32eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb32ea
  2. #ea3261
  3. #61ea32
  4. #32eabb

Square

  1. #bb32ea
  2. #ea5f32
  3. #61ea32
  4. #32bdea

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0c77
  2. #9113bc
  3. #bb32ea
  4. #d277f1
  5. #e9bdf8

Shades

#bb32ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb32ea
  2. #a82dd3
  3. #9628bb
  4. #8323a4
  5. #701e8c
  6. #5e1975
  7. #4b145e
  8. #380f46
  9. #250a2f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb32ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb32ea
  2. #c247ec
  3. #c95bee
  4. #cf70f0
  5. #d684f2
  6. #dd99f5
  7. #e4adf7
  8. #ebc2f9
  9. #f1d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb32ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb32ea
  2. #b53adf
  3. #af42d5
  4. #a949ca
  5. #a351c0
  6. #9e59b5
  7. #9861aa
  8. #9269a0
  9. #8c7095
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9763b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f66e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b950ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb32ea {
  color: #bb32ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb32ea {
  background-color: #bb32ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb32ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb32ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb32ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 50 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb32ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb32ea, #ea32bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb32ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 50 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.82 #44cd15 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb32ea  rgb(187, 50, 234)  hsl(285, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#61ea32  rgb(97, 234, 50)  hsl(105, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eabb32  rgb(234, 187, 50)  hsl(45, 81%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#32eabb  rgb(50, 234, 187)  hsl(165, 81%, 56%)  Aquamarine