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#BB33E5

#bb33e5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb33e5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.34% cyan, 77.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 285.84°, with 77.39% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1859

Complementary

  1. #bb33e5
  2. #5de533

Split complementary

  1. #bb33e5
  2. #b6e533
  3. #33e562

Analogous

  1. #6233e5
  2. #bb33e5
  3. #e533b6

Triadic

  1. #bb33e5
  2. #e5bb33
  3. #33e5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb33e5
  2. #e5335d
  3. #5de533
  4. #33e5bb

Square

  1. #bb33e5
  2. #e56233
  3. #5de533
  4. #33b6e5

Monochromatic

  1. #590e71
  2. #8f17b4
  3. #bb33e5
  4. #d277ee
  5. #e8bbf6

Shades

#bb33e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb33e5
  2. #a82ece
  3. #9629b7
  4. #8324a0
  5. #701f89
  6. #5e1a73
  7. #4b145c
  8. #380f45
  9. #250a2e
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb33e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb33e5
  2. #c247e8
  3. #c95cea
  4. #cf70ed
  5. #d685ef
  6. #dd99f2
  7. #e4adf5
  8. #ebc2f7
  9. #f1d6fa
  10. #f8ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb33e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb33e5
  2. #b53bdb
  3. #af42d1
  4. #a94ac7
  5. #a352bd
  6. #9e5ab3
  7. #9861a8
  8. #92699e
  9. #8c7194
  10. #86788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9763ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327be1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725de8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8166e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94fb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb33e5 {
  color: #bb33e5;
}
Background
.bg-bb33e5 {
  background-color: #bb33e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb33e5 {
  border: 2px solid #bb33e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb33e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 51 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 77% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb33e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb33e5, #e533b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb33e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 51 229 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.97 #44cc1a Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb33e5  rgb(187, 51, 229)  hsl(286, 77%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5de533  rgb(93, 229, 51)  hsl(106, 77%, 55%)  Neon Green
#e5bb33  rgb(229, 187, 51)  hsl(46, 77%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#33e5bb  rgb(51, 229, 187)  hsl(166, 77%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine