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#BB33EC

#bb33ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb33ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 78.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 284.11°, with 82.96% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.1899

Complementary

  1. #bb33ec
  2. #64ec33

Split complementary

  1. #bb33ec
  2. #c0ec33
  3. #33ec5e

Analogous

  1. #5e33ec
  2. #bb33ec
  3. #ec33c0

Triadic

  1. #bb33ec
  2. #ecbb33
  3. #33ecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb33ec
  2. #ec3364
  3. #64ec33
  4. #33ecbb

Square

  1. #bb33ec
  2. #ec5e33
  3. #64ec33
  4. #33c0ec

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0b7b
  2. #9212c1
  3. #bb33ec
  4. #d279f3
  5. #eabff9

Shades

#bb33ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb33ec
  2. #a82ed4
  3. #9629bd
  4. #8324a5
  5. #701f8e
  6. #5e1a76
  7. #4b145e
  8. #380f47
  9. #250a2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb33ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb33ec
  2. #c247ee
  3. #c95cf0
  4. #cf70f2
  5. #d685f4
  6. #dd99f6
  7. #e4adf7
  8. #ebc2f9
  9. #f1d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb33ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb33ec
  2. #b53be1
  3. #af42d6
  4. #a94acc
  5. #a352c1
  6. #9e5ab6
  7. #9861ab
  8. #9269a0
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9864b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #267ce8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f66ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b851bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb33ec {
  color: #bb33ec;
}
Background
.bg-bb33ec {
  background-color: #bb33ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb33ec {
  border: 2px solid #bb33ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb33ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 51 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb33ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb33ec, #ec33c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb33ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 51 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.03 #44cc13 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb33ec  rgb(187, 51, 236)  hsl(284, 83%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#64ec33  rgb(100, 236, 51)  hsl(104, 83%, 56%)  Neon Green
#ecbb33  rgb(236, 187, 51)  hsl(44, 83%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#33ecbb  rgb(51, 236, 187)  hsl(164, 83%, 56%)  Aquamarine