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#BB33F0

#bb33f0 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb33f0 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 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.08% cyan, 78.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 283.17°, with 86.3% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.1922

Complementary

  1. #bb33f0
  2. #68f033

Split complementary

  1. #bb33f0
  2. #c7f033
  3. #33f05c

Analogous

  1. #5c33f0
  2. #bb33f0
  3. #f033c7

Triadic

  1. #bb33f0
  2. #f0bb33
  3. #33f0bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb33f0
  2. #f03368
  3. #68f033
  4. #33f0bb

Square

  1. #bb33f0
  2. #f05c33
  3. #68f033
  4. #33c7f0

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0981
  2. #940fc8
  3. #bb33f0
  4. #d37af5
  5. #ebc2fa

Shades

#bb33f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb33f0
  2. #a82ed8
  3. #9629c0
  4. #8324a8
  5. #701f90
  6. #5e1a78
  7. #4b1460
  8. #380f48
  9. #250a30
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb33f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb33f0
  2. #c247f2
  3. #c95cf3
  4. #cf70f5
  5. #d685f6
  6. #dd99f8
  7. #e4adf9
  8. #ebc2fb
  9. #f1d6fc
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb33f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb33f0
  2. #b53be5
  3. #af42da
  4. #a94ace
  5. #a352c3
  6. #9e5ab8
  7. #9861ad
  8. #9269a2
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9864b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d7cec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66193 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5ff3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d67ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b853bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb33f0 {
  color: #bb33f0;
}
Background
.bg-bb33f0 {
  background-color: #bb33f0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb33f0 {
  border: 2px solid #bb33f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb33f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 51 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb33f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb33f0, #f033c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb33f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 51 240 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.10 #44cc0f Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb33f0  rgb(187, 51, 240)  hsl(283, 86%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#68f033  rgb(104, 240, 51)  hsl(103, 86%, 57%)  Harlequin
#f0bb33  rgb(240, 187, 51)  hsl(43, 86%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#33f0bb  rgb(51, 240, 187)  hsl(163, 86%, 57%)  Aquamarine