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#BB33DD

#bb33dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb33dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 20% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 71.43% saturation and 53.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #bb33dd
  2. #55dd33

Split complementary

  1. #bb33dd
  2. #aadd33
  3. #33dd66

Analogous

  1. #6633dd
  2. #bb33dd
  3. #dd33aa

Triadic

  1. #bb33dd
  2. #ddbb33
  3. #33ddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb33dd
  2. #dd3355
  3. #55dd33
  4. #33ddbb

Square

  1. #bb33dd
  2. #dd6633
  3. #55dd33
  4. #33aadd

Monochromatic

  1. #551166
  2. #8c1ca8
  3. #bb33dd
  4. #d175e8
  5. #e7b6f3

Shades

#bb33dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb33dd
  2. #a82ec7
  3. #9629b1
  4. #83249b
  5. #701f85
  6. #5e1a6f
  7. #4b1458
  8. #380f42
  9. #250a2c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb33dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb33dd
  2. #c247e0
  3. #c95ce4
  4. #cf70e7
  5. #d685eb
  6. #dd99ee
  7. #e4adf1
  8. #ebc2f5
  9. #f1d6f8
  10. #f8ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb33dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb33dd
  2. #b53bd4
  3. #af42ca
  4. #a94ac1
  5. #a352b8
  6. #9e5aaf
  7. #9861a5
  8. #92699c
  9. #8c7193
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9762a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #745ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8365db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb33dd {
  color: #bb33dd;
}
Background
.bg-bb33dd {
  background-color: #bb33dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb33dd {
  border: 2px solid #bb33dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb33dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 51 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb33dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb33dd, #dd33aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb33dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 51 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.01 #44cc22 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb33dd  rgb(187, 51, 221)  hsl(288, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#55dd33  rgb(85, 221, 51)  hsl(108, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#ddbb33  rgb(221, 187, 51)  hsl(48, 71%, 53%)  Old Gold
#33ddbb  rgb(51, 221, 187)  hsl(168, 71%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine