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#BB34D9

#bb34d9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb34d9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 20.39% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.82% cyan, 76.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 289.09°, with 68.46% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.1803

Complementary

  1. #bb34d9
  2. #52d934

Split complementary

  1. #bb34d9
  2. #a5d934
  3. #34d969

Analogous

  1. #6934d9
  2. #bb34d9
  3. #d934a5

Triadic

  1. #bb34d9
  2. #d9bb34
  3. #34d9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb34d9
  2. #d93452
  3. #52d934
  4. #34d9bb

Square

  1. #bb34d9
  2. #d96934
  3. #52d934
  4. #34a5d9

Monochromatic

  1. #531262
  2. #8a1ea2
  3. #bb34d9
  4. #d174e5
  5. #e6b5f1

Shades

#bb34d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb34d9
  2. #a82fc3
  3. #962aae
  4. #832498
  5. #701f82
  6. #5e1a6d
  7. #4b1557
  8. #381041
  9. #250a2b
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb34d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb34d9
  2. #c248dd
  3. #c95de1
  4. #cf71e4
  5. #d685e8
  6. #dd9aec
  7. #e4aef0
  8. #ebc2f4
  9. #f1d6f7
  10. #f8ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb34d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb34d9
  2. #b53cd0
  3. #af43c7
  4. #a94bbe
  5. #a352b5
  6. #9e5aad
  7. #9862a4
  8. #92699b
  9. #8c7192
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9662a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427ad5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765bdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8465d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb34d9 {
  color: #bb34d9;
}
Background
.bg-bb34d9 {
  background-color: #bb34d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb34d9 {
  border: 2px solid #bb34d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb34d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 52 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 68% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb34d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb34d9, #d934a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb34d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 52 217 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.07 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.99 #44cb26 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb34d9  rgb(187, 52, 217)  hsl(289, 68%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#52d934  rgb(82, 217, 52)  hsl(109, 68%, 53%)  Lime Green
#d9bb34  rgb(217, 187, 52)  hsl(49, 68%, 53%)  Old Gold
#34d9bb  rgb(52, 217, 187)  hsl(169, 68%, 53%)  Turquoise