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#BB32ED

#bb32ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb32ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 78.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 283.96°, with 83.86% 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 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #bb32ed
  2. #64ed32

Split complementary

  1. #bb32ed
  2. #c1ed32
  3. #32ed5d

Analogous

  1. #5d32ed
  2. #bb32ed
  3. #ed32c1

Triadic

  1. #bb32ed
  2. #edbb32
  3. #32edbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb32ed
  2. #ed3264
  3. #64ed32
  4. #32edbb

Square

  1. #bb32ed
  2. #ed5d32
  3. #64ed32
  4. #32c1ed

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0b7b
  2. #9211c1
  3. #bb32ed
  4. #d278f3
  5. #eabff9

Shades

#bb32ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb32ed
  2. #a82dd5
  3. #9628be
  4. #8323a6
  5. #701e8e
  6. #5e1977
  7. #4b145f
  8. #380f47
  9. #250a2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb32ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb32ed
  2. #c247ef
  3. #c95bf1
  4. #cf70f2
  5. #d684f4
  6. #dd99f6
  7. #e4adf8
  8. #ebc2fa
  9. #f1d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb32ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb32ed
  2. #b53ae2
  3. #af42d7
  4. #a949cc
  5. #a351c1
  6. #9e59b7
  7. #9861ac
  8. #9269a1
  9. #8c7096
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9864b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #237ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e66eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b851bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb32ed {
  color: #bb32ed;
}
Background
.bg-bb32ed {
  background-color: #bb32ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb32ed {
  border: 2px solid #bb32ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb32ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 50 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb32ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb32ed, #ed32c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb32ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 50 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.12 #44cd12 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb32ed  rgb(187, 50, 237)  hsl(284, 84%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#64ed32  rgb(100, 237, 50)  hsl(104, 84%, 56%)  Neon Green
#edbb32  rgb(237, 187, 50)  hsl(44, 84%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#32edbb  rgb(50, 237, 187)  hsl(164, 84%, 56%)  Aquamarine