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#BB32EF

#bb32ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb32ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 79.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.49°, with 85.52% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.1908

Complementary

  1. #bb32ef
  2. #66ef32

Split complementary

  1. #bb32ef
  2. #c5ef32
  3. #32ef5d

Analogous

  1. #5d32ef
  2. #bb32ef
  3. #ef32c5

Triadic

  1. #bb32ef
  2. #efbb32
  3. #32efbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb32ef
  2. #ef3266
  3. #66ef32
  4. #32efbb

Square

  1. #bb32ef
  2. #ef5d32
  3. #66ef32
  4. #32c5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0a7e
  2. #930fc5
  3. #bb32ef
  4. #d379f5
  5. #eac0fa

Shades

#bb32ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb32ef
  2. #a82dd7
  3. #9628bf
  4. #8323a7
  5. #701e8f
  6. #5e1978
  7. #4b1460
  8. #380f48
  9. #250a30
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb32ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb32ef
  2. #c247f1
  3. #c95bf2
  4. #cf70f4
  5. #d684f5
  6. #dd99f7
  7. #e4adf9
  8. #ebc2fa
  9. #f1d6fc
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb32ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb32ef
  2. #b53ae4
  3. #af42d9
  4. #a949ce
  5. #a351c3
  6. #9e59b8
  7. #9861ac
  8. #9269a1
  9. #8c7096
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9864b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e7ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d66ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b852be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb32ef {
  color: #bb32ef;
}
Background
.bg-bb32ef {
  background-color: #bb32ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb32ef {
  border: 2px solid #bb32ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb32ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 50 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb32ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb32ef, #ef32c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb32ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 50 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.67 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.16 #44cd10 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb32ef  rgb(187, 50, 239)  hsl(283, 86%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66ef32  rgb(102, 239, 50)  hsl(103, 86%, 57%)  Neon Green
#efbb32  rgb(239, 187, 50)  hsl(43, 86%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#32efbb  rgb(50, 239, 187)  hsl(163, 86%, 57%)  Aquamarine