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#BB33EB

#bb33eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb33eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 78.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.35°, with 82.14% saturation and 56.08% 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 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.1893

Complementary

  1. #bb33eb
  2. #63eb33

Split complementary

  1. #bb33eb
  2. #bfeb33
  3. #33eb5f

Analogous

  1. #5f33eb
  2. #bb33eb
  3. #eb33bf

Triadic

  1. #bb33eb
  2. #ebbb33
  3. #33ebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb33eb
  2. #eb3363
  3. #63eb33
  4. #33ebbb

Square

  1. #bb33eb
  2. #eb5f33
  3. #63eb33
  4. #33bfeb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0c79
  2. #9213bf
  3. #bb33eb
  4. #d279f2
  5. #e9bef9

Shades

#bb33eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb33eb
  2. #a82ed4
  3. #9629bc
  4. #8324a5
  5. #701f8d
  6. #5e1a76
  7. #4b145e
  8. #380f47
  9. #250a2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb33eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb33eb
  2. #c247ed
  3. #c95cef
  4. #cf70f1
  5. #d685f3
  6. #dd99f5
  7. #e4adf7
  8. #ebc2f9
  9. #f1d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb33eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb33eb
  2. #b53be0
  3. #af42d6
  4. #a94acb
  5. #a352c0
  6. #9e5ab6
  7. #9861ab
  8. #9269a0
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9864b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #287ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705eee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f66e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b951bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb33eb {
  color: #bb33eb;
}
Background
.bg-bb33eb {
  background-color: #bb33eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb33eb {
  border: 2px solid #bb33eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb33eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 51 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb33eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb33eb, #eb33bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb33eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 51 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #44cc14 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb33eb  rgb(187, 51, 235)  hsl(284, 82%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#63eb33  rgb(99, 235, 51)  hsl(104, 82%, 56%)  Neon Green
#ebbb33  rgb(235, 187, 51)  hsl(44, 82%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#33ebbb  rgb(51, 235, 187)  hsl(164, 82%, 56%)  Aquamarine